dr34m_w0rld
professional sports has always been financed by the richest in society. It's a form of dick-waving for them other than the size of their bank accounts.

Patches O'Houlihan
Because corporations (sponsors) are doing what they're supposed to do, try to make money. If you don't like it, buy shares in said companies and vote to boot the board and management who greenlight such sponsoring. Since you're a moocher who has no skin in the game, shut the hell up. "The only job of a corporation is to make profits" --- Milton Friedman. And he's right. You "social justicey" morons have no clue.

jack the ripper
the simple answer is that when there is a recession going on who are the people that rake in the biggest profits why its the banks, big business etc Industry loves wars why because of the billions of our money goes to buying killing machines see what I mean the little people like us are destined to a life of poverty squalor no jobs no benefits as the tory's are constantly telling us that we cannot afford them don't you see the warnings remember rivers of blood speech a few years ago well now you have mountains of fire, wake up everyone this is the real world I notice in the news that "celebrities" are calling people involved in the current troubles criminals why don't they come down to earth away from tinsel town and see the light and life as it is

Sits Vacant
Money comes from TV coverage and supporters.