What Is ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ Doing to Soccer?

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a film of American provincialism has clung to the screen through Fox’s summer of soccer – which is a real shame, because this does a disservice to the millions of knowledgable and worldly fans the sport has throughout the country. Why can’t Fox do better?

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euro 2024 and Copa America coverage by Fox

Thus, as the cable-tv-dominated status quo crumbles, pro sports will develop a new playbook, centered around better telling player stories. Players will also have more opportunity to tell and sell these stories themselves, direct-to-consumer:

Lea Boreland • Adapting sports

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“Imagine if you owned the Lakers or the Yankees, and put all the emphasis on the team brand—but kept reducing the pay to actual players.”

Ted Gioia • The Death of the Magazine

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‘rugby’ approach—where a team tries to go the distance as a unit, passing the ball back and forth.”

Chris Sims • The Elements of Scrum

In an effort to transition from niche brand to broad brand, The Athletic has encountered enough resistance to reduce its price by nearly 90%. There is an argument to be made that there is no “ownership” of a market as fragmented as today’s.

Web Smith • Member Brief: The TCG Timeline

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"Likewise, imagine being part of the MCU fan community in a world where fans have a financial stake in the franchise. You don’t just like the films and Disney plus shows. Liking them is part of your livelihood. And this isn’t a magic money fountain. If your tokens can increase in value, they can also decrease in value." (Dave Karpf, Read Write Own,... See more

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This is a great point about 'ownership' vs. 'investment'. If the motive is anything to do with generating a return, then it becomes a very different relationship. It's like buying vinyl to listen to it vs. buying it as an investment.

The furusato fantasy offers one view on the fusion of commerce and the countryside, but it doesn’t really land in the West, especially in America. Here, capitalism and pastoralism are often seen as opposing forces. So, too, personal benefit and collective good.

theatlantic.com • The Quiet Revolution of Animal Crossing

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outside of superhero movies, there are few major cultural sensations anymore.

Rex Woodbury • The Internet Killed Mainstream Culture

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