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Four of the top 15 most valuable teams are [[New York City]] area teams, including the two [[NFL]] teams that play in [[New Jersey]] but carry the "[[New York]]" brand.<ref name="T"/> | Four of the top 15 most valuable teams are [[New York City]] area teams, including the two [[NFL]] teams that play in [[New Jersey]] but carry the "[[New York]]" brand.<ref name="T"/> | ||
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| + | Although much of the data is hidden, an investigation into subsidies of New York teams found that the public paid $1.2 billion out of $2.3 billion of the [[New York Yankees]]'s last renovation of their stadium in the [[Bronx]].<ref name="T"/> | ||
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Revision as of 06:26, September 1, 2022
Overpriced Sports Teams are those that have inflated values due to bilking the government and corporations for the costs of their stadiums, while promoting or benefiting from sports gambling to increase brand recognition.
The NFL loots the public the most, and the list of 32 most valuable sports team in the world included 15 teams from the NFL - nearly half the list.[1]
Four of the top 15 most valuable teams are New York City area teams, including the two NFL teams that play in New Jersey but carry the "New York" brand.[1]
Subsidies of New York teams
Although much of the data is hidden, an investigation into subsidies of New York teams found that the public paid $1.2 billion out of $2.3 billion of the New York Yankees's last renovation of their stadium in the Bronx.[1]