I was in the US as a foreign student at a Walmart, when the stereotypical American Walmart customer approaches me in their shopping scooters and tells me, as I was picking an onion: “you picked it up this mornin didn’t cha?”
I’m Mexican
Mexico, the 10th most populous country in the world, where football is, by far, the nation's number one sport.
No domestic cup. No promotion and relegation.
Salaries and attendances in the second division and lower leagues have fallen by more than 50%.
Very few players are exported to stronger leagues.
Yet the priority remains the same: maximizing profits and following what benefits the US market, despite the two countries having completely different football histories, cultures, and identities.
It's hard to imagine doing more damage to a country's football than what has been done in Mexico.