You know I am proud to be an American. I love the fact that we are a strong people and that within such a short time we have come so far. But when I see Greed as one of our main pillars I have to admit it’s appalling. No wonder why so many countries despise us.
So your probably wondering what brings this up.
Well the other day I was ordering a Celtic FC Football (Soccer) Jersey for this season. With shipping, for an official kit jersey, I spent $68 (with the shipping). It’s still a bit much, particularly since I am such an anti Nike fan, and knowing that the jersey was probably made in some place like Honduras, China, Brazil or some outsourced country for 10% of that if not less. But when I was looking through the MLS (Major League Soccer) stores wanting to purchase a jersey for the Rapids upcoming first game, I have to say I was appalled by the fact that they were charging $110 for a SHIRT. Soccer isn’t even big in the US. Yes, the Rapids won the Cup last year, but ALL the clubs are charging the same amount. So I am wondering, why would I want to pay $110 for a jersey that advertises for a club, shouldn’t you be paying me. Afterall, marketing is a companies largest expense, well that is unless the fan is willing to pay the expense for you, at the same time driving a huge profit. Chances are these jerseys probably cost any where from $5-$20 to produce, if that, which means a $90-105 profit. INSANE!! I am all for promoting the world sport, and would love to see it continue to grow in the US, but honestly… your heading down the same road as MLB, NFL, and the NHL Along with this I find that the largest fans of these clubs are on the end of the field instead of the middle where corporate organizations buy seats yet hardly ever fill them and are as boring as hell during the game, and probably don’t even understand it. I left going to baseball games, just because of this, and chances are the same will probably happen with soccer. But HEY, you have your money, that’s all that counts, RIGHT?. I had high hopes in the MLS, but I find myself greatly disappointed.
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