Football is a multi-billion dollar business; the game is played on the field.
Much the same way the stock market is a trillion dollar marketplace wherein the bets are effectively a game.
As an entrepreneur I immerse myself in earnest business-- the capital investments and operational management. Implementing my strategies involve competitive gamesmanship.
It's a matter of perspective and experience, FRiend. You might ponder this issue a bit more.
“Football is a multi-billion dollar business; the game is played on the field.”
My point, FRiend: all this over a game whose entire existence is for entertainment. I understand your perspective - mine is that people who get so immersed in the “importance” of being able to name a “national champion” of something which only really benefits the participants (on the field or in “the biz”), not the spectators, are seriously in need of a real life.