[netfortius]

Terrible comparison between a sport like football (not the American one!) and baseball. I lived in Chicago for 35+ years, and been to Cubs and White Sox games quite a few times (mostly because corporate world likes to do events at such games), and that was in large majority about "socializing around" a game, vs anything like attending a football event, e.g. a game of ManU, Liverpool, Milan, Bayern or PSG. I recall the first few times, when I actually attempted to understand baseball, asking people in the stand to just give me the chance to watch, vs. them walking around with hotdogs and beer, standing up and turning around to converse with their buddies by or behind me, giving me no chance to truly watch the game. And I always got the canned response "who comes to a baseball game to watch the game all the time?". I don't think a baseball "fan" will ever understand what it is to grow up with and be a football one.

... and this is partially (i.e. besides the profits making engine) why some Americans hope to get, by buying European football clubs. But they can't get the fan spirit. It just doesn't work.