Thread: It's all about the Benjamins (or the Euro's)
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Old 07-25-2008, 01:39 PM
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Re: It's all about the Benjamins (or the Euro's)
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Originally Posted by TaShawn View Post
The Euro teams are gaining popularity and can afford to pay more money than they used to, even before taking the weakened dollar into account.
It's not just that. In Russia many of the oil billionaires take up a hobby of owning a team, be it basketball, hockey, or soccer and they have money to burn. Just look at Chelsea. That's how all the Russian teams can attract the players.
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