Soccer is the world’s favourite sport, but it’s also a cut-throat capitalist industry, dominated by a financially-powerful elite. In comparison, US sports leagues operate with revenue sharing, salary caps and a draft system. The world’s biggest cheerleader for capitalism follows socialist principles when it comes to sports. How does that work? And could European football one day follow in the footsteps of the NFL and NBA? Kick off! Reporter Janek Speight takes a look.

Report by Janek Speight
Camera: Manuel Vering
Editing: David Jacobi

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