1,000+ Pages of NeoGAF: The Story of Wasted Lives and Hardcore Salt

[Momo]

The Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people. In the 2010–11 season, the average Premier League match attendance was 35,363, the second highest of any professional football league behind the German Bundesliga, and stadium occupancy was 92% capacity.

Lets stupidly assume every single american watches NFL

313.9 million (2012)
United States of America, Population

[Momo]

This is the statement I'll stick by: Basketball will always have the biggest stars but the NFL will always be the king, baby.

Yup, although soccer certainly has a collection of globally popular players. But right now LeBron is the biggest athlete in the world.

No, Lionel Messi or Christiano Ronaldo is. Get out of here.

The richest country in the world doesn't know who the fuck these guys are, you lose.

 

[Am_I_Anonymous]

The Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people. In the 2010–11 season, the average Premier League match attendance was 35,363, the second highest of any professional football league behind the German Bundesliga, and stadium occupancy was 92% capacity.

Lets stupidly assume every single american watches NFL

313.9 million (2012)
United States of America, Population

Check the global super bowl ratings vs anything in the world before you try to prove a point that you can't win.

[Himu]

Here is an example of the NFL in america (for those whom aren't here)

The Cleveland Browns have been one of the worse teams in the NFL since their return. They have been to the playoffs once and their median record in probably something like 5-11 for the last 10 year. They have a 70,000+ seat stadium with 80.00 average seats and 10 dollar beer...crazy huh?  Well they have sold out every game since they have returned...every FUCKING game has 100,000 people downtown in Cleveland. As big as the Cav's are going to be this year and for the next few, this will always be a football town.


Other football towns: Dallas, Chicago, Denver, Seattle, San Fransisco, etc.......in fact outside of NYC and Miami (LOL) I can't think of one city were the NFL isn't the king dog by a 100 miles.

I'm not sure if Htown is a football or bball city. Texans are huge, but Rockets are also huge. I need to see some data.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

This is the statement I'll stick by: Basketball will always have the biggest stars but the NFL will always be the king, baby.

Yup, although soccer certainly has a collection of globally popular players. But right now LeBron is the biggest athlete in the world.

No, Lionel Messi or Christiano Ronaldo is. Get out of here.

The richest country in the world doesn't know who the fuck these guys are, you lose.

 

Let's go down the list

USA: Lebron
China: Lebron
Japan: Lebron
Russia: Lebron
Middle East: Hell if I know, falaffels?
Europe: Renaldo
South America: Messe
Austrailia: Lebron
Canada: Lebron



The last soccer player who was globally #1 was Pele....

[Momo]

You asked for most successful league, it's the nfl. 

I didnt tho. You guys started punting the NFL as the most successful league and I was interested in how you measure success. Your guys idea of what makes a sport successful is very much not the same as mine.

[Himu]

The world = America and Europe now?

You think Messi is bigger in China than Lebron? In Japan? Shit son, gtfo.

Given how huge Manchester United is in China and the rest of Asia it isn't that far fetched given that FCB is like full of bandwagon glory scum.

But this is where the topic gets shaky and pretty stupid because it's dumb trying to argue which athlete is bigger in a country I've never been to.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

You asked for most successful league, it's the nfl. 

I didnt tho. You guys started punting the NFL as the most successful league and I was interested in how you measure success. Your guys idea of what makes a sport successful is very much not the same as mine.

Ah so your criteria is what you like the most, you should have just said that.

[Momo]

The Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people. In the 2010–11 season, the average Premier League match attendance was 35,363, the second highest of any professional football league behind the German Bundesliga, and stadium occupancy was 92% capacity.

Lets stupidly assume every single american watches NFL

313.9 million (2012)
United States of America, Population

Check the global super bowl ratings vs anything in the world before you try to prove a point that you can't win.

[Momo]

This is the statement I'll stick by: Basketball will always have the biggest stars but the NFL will always be the king, baby.

Yup, although soccer certainly has a collection of globally popular players. But right now LeBron is the biggest athlete in the world.

No, Lionel Messi or Christiano Ronaldo is. Get out of here.

The richest country in the world doesn't know who the fuck these guys are, you lose.

 

Let's go down the list

USA: Lebron
China: Lebron
Japan: Lebron
Russia: Lebron
Middle East: Hell if I know, falaffels?
Europe: Renaldo
South America: Messe
Austrailia: Lebron
Canada: Lebron



The last soccer player who was globally #1 was Pele....

[Am_I_Anonymous]

The world = America and Europe now?

You think Messi is bigger in China than Lebron? In Japan? Shit son, gtfo.

Given how huge Manchester United is in China and the rest of Asia it isn't that far fetched given that FCB is like full of bandwagon glory scum.

But this is where the topic gets shaky and pretty stupid because it's dumb trying to argue which athlete is bigger in a country I've never been to.

No it doesn't

http://ballislife.com/lebron-james-is-the-most-popular-social-media-celebrity-in-china-kobe-8/

Hey momo, learn to sport before you put up U mads about things I'm correct about, lol.

[Momo]

You asked for most successful league, it's the nfl. 

I didnt tho. You guys started punting the NFL as the most successful league and I was interested in how you measure success. Your guys idea of what makes a sport successful is very much not the same as mine.

Ah so your criteria is what you like the most, you should have just said that.

[Himu]

The world = America and Europe now?

You think Messi is bigger in China than Lebron? In Japan? Shit son, gtfo.

Given how huge Manchester United is in China and the rest of Asia it isn't that far fetched given that FCB is like full of bandwagon glory scum.

But this is where the topic gets shaky and pretty stupid because it's dumb trying to argue which athlete is bigger in a country I've never been to.

No it doesn't

http://ballislife.com/lebron-james-is-the-most-popular-social-media-celebrity-in-china-kobe-8/

Hey momo, learn to sport before you put up U mads about things I'm correct about, lol.

I stand corrected. Why is Lebron so popular though?

[Am_I_Anonymous]

You asked for most successful league, it's the nfl. 

I didnt tho. You guys started punting the NFL as the most successful league and I was interested in how you measure success. Your guys idea of what makes a sport successful is very much not the same as mine.

Ah so your criteria is what you like the most, you should have just said that.

Lebron 1
Kobe 8
Renaldo 22

:umad:umad:umad:umad:umad:umad

[Am_I_Anonymous]

The world = America and Europe now?

You think Messi is bigger in China than Lebron? In Japan? Shit son, gtfo.

Given how huge Manchester United is in China and the rest of Asia it isn't that far fetched given that FCB is like full of bandwagon glory scum.

But this is where the topic gets shaky and pretty stupid because it's dumb trying to argue which athlete is bigger in a country I've never been to.

No it doesn't

http://ballislife.com/lebron-james-is-the-most-popular-social-media-celebrity-in-china-kobe-8/

Hey momo, learn to sport before you put up U mads about things I'm correct about, lol.

I stand corrected. Why is Lebron so popular though?

The Jordan effect.

[Phoenix Dark]

This is the statement I'll stick by: Basketball will always have the biggest stars but the NFL will always be the king, baby.

Yup, although soccer certainly has a collection of globally popular players. But right now LeBron is the biggest athlete in the world.

Yeah this is dumb.

http://www.forbes.com/celebrities/#tab:overall_category:Athletes

:trollbron:

[Steve Contra]

This is the statement I'll stick by: Basketball will always have the biggest stars but the NFL will always be the king, baby.

Yup, although soccer certainly has a collection of globally popular players. But right now LeBron is the biggest athlete in the world.

Yeah this is dumb.

http://www.forbes.com/celebrities/#tab:overall_category:Athletes

:trollbron:

I thought Messi made more.

[Himu]

The world = America and Europe now?

You think Messi is bigger in China than Lebron? In Japan? Shit son, gtfo.

Given how huge Manchester United is in China and the rest of Asia it isn't that far fetched given that FCB is like full of bandwagon glory scum.

But this is where the topic gets shaky and pretty stupid because it's dumb trying to argue which athlete is bigger in a country I've never been to.

No it doesn't

http://ballislife.com/lebron-james-is-the-most-popular-social-media-celebrity-in-china-kobe-8/

Hey momo, learn to sport before you put up U mads about things I'm correct about, lol.

I stand corrected. Why is Lebron so popular though?

The Jordan effect.

Lebron ain't no Jordan. Especially because his team LOST the championship.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

This is the statement I'll stick by: Basketball will always have the biggest stars but the NFL will always be the king, baby.

Yup, although soccer certainly has a collection of globally popular players. But right now LeBron is the biggest athlete in the world.

Yeah this is dumb.

http://www.forbes.com/celebrities/#tab:overall_category:Athletes

:trollbron:

But but where are the soccer guys....oh there they are, right behind Childish Gambino  :

[Momo]

The world = America and Europe now?

You think Messi is bigger in China than Lebron? In Japan? Shit son, gtfo.

Given how huge Manchester United is in China and the rest of Asia it isn't that far fetched given that FCB is like full of bandwagon glory scum.

But this is where the topic gets shaky and pretty stupid because it's dumb trying to argue which athlete is bigger in a country I've never been to.

No it doesn't

http://ballislife.com/lebron-james-is-the-most-popular-social-media-celebrity-in-china-kobe-8/

Hey momo, learn to sport before you put up U mads about things I'm correct about, lol.

Get out of here taco, football is the most popular sport in China

Look at what you linked, social media crap

[Am_I_Anonymous]

The world = America and Europe now?

You think Messi is bigger in China than Lebron? In Japan? Shit son, gtfo.

Given how huge Manchester United is in China and the rest of Asia it isn't that far fetched given that FCB is like full of bandwagon glory scum.

But this is where the topic gets shaky and pretty stupid because it's dumb trying to argue which athlete is bigger in a country I've never been to.

No it doesn't

http://ballislife.com/lebron-james-is-the-most-popular-social-media-celebrity-in-china-kobe-8/

Hey momo, learn to sport before you put up U mads about things I'm correct about, lol.

I stand corrected. Why is Lebron so popular though?

The Jordan effect.

Lebron ain't no Jordan. Especially because his team LOST the championship.

That's not what I meant. I mean Jordon globalized basketball and Lebron is the next big thing. Both are very business savvy and understand how to market.

[Rufus]

He's the closest thing to 'a' Jordan. A stand-out that even people who don't follow the sport might now.

[Himu]

This is the statement I'll stick by: Basketball will always have the biggest stars but the NFL will always be the king, baby.

Yup, although soccer certainly has a collection of globally popular players. But right now LeBron is the biggest athlete in the world.

Yeah this is dumb.

http://www.forbes.com/celebrities/#tab:overall_category:Athletes

:trollbron:

But but where are the soccer guys....oh there they are, right behind Childish Gambino  :

I don't get the childish gambino shit.

I listen to his music and I get angry. Is this a normal response? Because I loved Donald glover the actor.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

The world = America and Europe now?

You think Messi is bigger in China than Lebron? In Japan? Shit son, gtfo.

Given how huge Manchester United is in China and the rest of Asia it isn't that far fetched given that FCB is like full of bandwagon glory scum.

But this is where the topic gets shaky and pretty stupid because it's dumb trying to argue which athlete is bigger in a country I've never been to.

No it doesn't

http://ballislife.com/lebron-james-is-the-most-popular-social-media-celebrity-in-china-kobe-8/

Hey momo, learn to sport before you put up U mads about things I'm correct about, lol.

Get out of here taco, football is the most popular sport in China

Look at what you linked, social media crap

The sport may be but Lebron is bigger than any individual star in said sport. Basketball is more about pretty moves and individuality....which is why Lebron is the king. Soccer is a team game, so is Football...in that respect their best players suffer.

[Himu]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/25/most-popular-athletes-twitter-soccer_n_5505809.html

http://fanpagelist.com/category/athletes/


I'm @ Ozil being top ten on facebook. Who knew an invisible man could be so popular?

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Ozil is amazing at assists. Hater.

[Momo]

This is the statement I'll stick by: Basketball will always have the biggest stars but the NFL will always be the king, baby.

Yup, although soccer certainly has a collection of globally popular players. But right now LeBron is the biggest athlete in the world.

Yeah this is dumb.

http://www.forbes.com/celebrities/#tab:overall_category:Athletes

:trollbron:

I thought Messi made more.

They all make an ungodly amount of money. Looking at this list reminds me of the old days when Michael Schumacher used to walk away with the GDP of a small nation

[Phoenix Dark]

It's easy to forget how popular the NBA is in China. LeBron being the most popular athlete in the US and China seals the deal. And it's worth noting his endorsements are about to go through the roof now that he's back in (lol) Cleveland. From a business perspective it was a perfect move.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

The sport may be but Lebron is bigger than any individual star in said sport. Basketball is more about pretty moves and individuality....which is why Lebron is the king. Soccer is a team game, so is Football...in that respect their best players suffer.

That must be why the Spurs won.

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Dude the spurs are awesome, I love them. Killed them with class.  But billy joe average casual NBA fan likes Lebron because Nike tells him to.

Don't mistake me telling you that Lebron is the #1 marketed sports star in the word with how I like the watch the nba.

[Phoenix Dark]

The sport may be but Lebron is bigger than any individual star in said sport. Basketball is more about pretty moves and individuality....which is why Lebron is the king. Soccer is a team game, so is Football...in that respect their best players suffer.

That must be why the Spurs won.

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yooooo

[Steve Contra]

That list does show that Mayweather has 0 endorsements because he's a piece of shit human being.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Ozil is amazing at assists. Hater.

I agree with you. I'm just saying, I think it's interesting that a ... subtle player like him is anywhere near the top 10 in terms of popularity. He isn't flashy, he isn't physical, he doesn't have a standout personality. He's just really really good at playmaking.

he aint even handsome really (no PD)

Serious question: Does Messi have a personality? I mean I can see Renaldo being famous but Messi seems like mashed potatos compared to him.

[Himu]

Ozil is amazing at assists. Hater.

I agree with you. I'm just saying, I think it's interesting that a ... subtle player like him is anywhere near the top 10 in terms of popularity. He isn't flashy, he isn't physical, he doesn't have a standout personality. He's just really really good at playmaking.

he aint even handsome really (no PD)

Ozil is hot as hell. And it tells you everything about the sport. In soccer people really appreciate the entire set up rather than just the goal.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

That list does show that Mayweather has 0 endorsements because he's a piece of shit human being.

Fuck that piece of trash. I hate mayweather.

[Phoenix Dark]

That list does show that Mayweather has 0 endorsements because he's a piece of shit human being.

L of the year.

[Himu]

Ozil is amazing at assists. Hater.

I agree with you. I'm just saying, I think it's interesting that a ... subtle player like him is anywhere near the top 10 in terms of popularity. He isn't flashy, he isn't physical, he doesn't have a standout personality. He's just really really good at playmaking.

he aint even handsome really (no PD)

Serious question: Does Messi have a personality? I mean I can see Renaldo being famous but Messi seems like mashed potatos compared to him.

He's considered the best soccer player in the world. That's how.

[Momo]

You guys are hilarious

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Ozil is amazing at assists. Hater.

I agree with you. I'm just saying, I think it's interesting that a ... subtle player like him is anywhere near the top 10 in terms of popularity. He isn't flashy, he isn't physical, he doesn't have a standout personality. He's just really really good at playmaking.

he aint even handsome really (no PD)

Serious question: Does Messi have a personality? I mean I can see Renaldo being famous but Messi seems like mashed potatos compared to him.

He's considered the best soccer player in the world. That's how.

Not what I asked. I asked if he has a personality.

[Himu]

His personality is like the quiet, "humble" guy. He's also FIFA's golden boy. Messi is popular because of his skills on the pitch, not his looks or personality.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

His personality is like the quiet, "humble" guy. He's also FIFA's golden boy. Messi is popular because of his skills on the pitch, not his looks or personality.

Got it. So he's more Steve Nash then Carmelo Anthony.

[Momo]

It's easy to forget how popular the NBA is in China. LeBron being the most popular athlete in the US and China seals the deal. And it's worth noting his endorsements are about to go through the roof now that he's back in (lol) Cleveland. From a business perspective it was a perfect move.

Even if you guys want to use this gobsmackingly hilariously dumb measurement of social media shit

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1709676-has-lebron-james-become-the-most-popular-athlete-in-the-world

Still, LeBron wasn't No. 1 among all athletes on that list. Nor is he the most followed on Twitter, the most "liked" on Facebook or even the highest rated on Starcount.

At present, those distinctions belong to the superstars of the world's most popular game: soccer.

(Note: David Beckham, Michael Jordan, Lionel Messi and Phil Mickelson were left off due to their respective absences from Twitter. In Messi's case, his official Twitter account is a fan account run by Adidas. As for Kaka, he failed to crack Forbes' Celebrity 100 this year.)


It's tough for LeBron to win out when Cristiano Ronaldo is tops among the three social media categories and just so happens to be the best (and highest-paid) player on one of the most celebrated and supported football clubs in the known universe.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Serious question: Does Messi have a personality? I mean I can see Renaldo being famous but Messi seems like mashed potatos compared to him.

Honestly, he doesn't need to be. Guy is so good it doesn't matter.

If I were a soccer fan, this would be the guy I cheer for. I like humble atheletes and would take Tim Duncan over Shaq any day of the week simply because of this factor.

[WanderingWind]

because america likes trendy.

Yes, yes we do.

America are absolutely media-trend culture dickriders. Its not about a 'trend'. I'm talking about a culture shift with a real grassroots base. It happens

I used to think that until I saw how much American media is consumed in Europe. They love our shit over here. Radio, TV shows, music, media consumption services....the only thing America culture jacks is fashion.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

It's easy to forget how popular the NBA is in China. LeBron being the most popular athlete in the US and China seals the deal. And it's worth noting his endorsements are about to go through the roof now that he's back in (lol) Cleveland. From a business perspective it was a perfect move.

Even if you guys want to use this gobsmackingly hilariously dumb measurement of social media shit

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1709676-has-lebron-james-become-the-most-popular-athlete-in-the-world

Still, LeBron wasn't No. 1 among all athletes on that list. Nor is he the most followed on Twitter, the most "liked" on Facebook or even the highest rated on Starcount.

At present, those distinctions belong to the superstars of the world's most popular game: soccer.

(Note: David Beckham, Michael Jordan, Lionel Messi and Phil Mickelson were left off due to their respective absences from Twitter. In Messi's case, his official Twitter account is a fan account run by Adidas. As for Kaka, he failed to crack Forbes' Celebrity 100 this year.)


It's tough for LeBron to win out when Cristiano Ronaldo is tops among the three social media categories and just so happens to be the best (and highest-paid) player on one of the most celebrated and supported football clubs in the known universe.

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Intesting. But having a billion broke ass followers ain't gonna sell no nikes, nikka.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

because america likes trendy.

Yes, yes we do.

America are absolutely media-trend culture dickriders. Its not about a 'trend'. I'm talking about a culture shift with a real grassroots base. It happens

I used to think that until I saw how much American media is consumed in Europe. They love our shit over here. Radio, TV shows, music, media consumption services....the only thing America culture jacks is fashion.

And thank god we do because if we didn't we all be rolling in work boots, levi's, and flannels.

[WanderingWind]

because america likes trendy.

Yes, yes we do.

America are absolutely media-trend culture dickriders. Its not about a 'trend'. I'm talking about a culture shift with a real grassroots base. It happens

I used to think that until I saw how much American media is consumed in Europe. They love our shit over here. Radio, TV shows, music, media consumption services....the only thing America culture jacks is fashion.

And thank god we do because if we didn't we all be rolling in work boots, levi's, and flannels.

Agreed. I never felt like a schlub until I came out here.

[Momo]

Intesting. But having a billion broke ass followers ain't gonna sell no nikes, nikka.

You started this twitter idiocy brah, and GODDAMN if you dont think Ronaldo endorsing something is way, way, way more valuable than if LeBron did 




You have no idea what a global football star is, it's twice as good as being Jesus

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Intesting. But having a billion broke ass followers ain't gonna sell no nikes, nikka.

You started this twitter idiocy brah, and GODDAMN if you dont think Ronaldo endorsing something is way, way, way more valuable than if LeBron did 




You have no idea what a global football star is, it's twice as good as being Jesus

Then why does every media outlet in the world (like forbes) say Lebron is the most powerful athlete in the world? Because it's not WHO follows you, it's WHO's wallets bro.

And if Renaldo sold more shoes why isn't his shoe contact even 1/2 the size of lebrons? That's a serious question not a troll.

[Momo]

Can we just leper everyone that talked about sports now, I feel great shame in what I have done over the last two pages

[Rufus]

Wait wait wait

[Messis's twitter is] a fan account run by Adidas.

How is that a fan account if his sponsor (?) runs it?

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Can we just leper everyone that talked about sports now, I feel great shame in what I have done over the last two pages

You first.

[Himu]

Can we just leper everyone that talked about sports now, I feel great shame in what I have done over the last two pages

Fuck you we've been having fun over here and you have to go and shame people

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Can we just leper everyone that talked about sports now, I feel great shame in what I have done over the last two pages

Fuck you we've been having fun over here and you have to go and shame people

Nevermind him, he is trying to be so hipster that he even hates himself if he creates something that catches on, lol. No wonder he idol worships gaf...

[Momo]

I feel dumb for having fallen for Anon's trolling, his arguments got dumber by the post, but I just kept on biting.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

I feel dumb for having fallen for Anon's trolling, his arguments got dumber by the post, but I just kept on biting.

I see. :

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Can we just leper everyone that talked about sports now, I feel great shame in what I have done over the last two pages

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its better than talking about anime or Devolution , i'll take it.

Shhhh, don't say it three times or we'll get a lecture about why we didn't discuss female athletes or something about how skinny new lebron is going to be picked on.

[Momo]

Can we just leper everyone that talked about sports now, I feel great shame in what I have done over the last two pages

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its better than talking about anime or Devolution , i'll take it.

This is true

I feel dumb for having fallen for Anon's trolling, his arguments got dumber by the post, but I just kept on biting.

I see. :

[WanderingWind]

As a white guy, let me tell you about my oppression for a sec

[Am_I_Anonymous]

As a white guy, let me tell you about my oppression for a sec

Is bed head really that bad, bro?

[Momo]

As a white guy, let me tell you about my oppression for a sec

[WanderingWind]

As a white guy, let me tell you about my oppression for a sec

Is bed head really that bad, bro?

I have to comb sometimes.