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Toys for Billionaires: Sports Franchises as Trophy Assets!

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That was the ideal behind not just the Olympic ban on athletes from being paid for performing , but also behind major tennis tournaments being restricted to just amateurs until 1968 and the entire collegiate sports scene. In this post, that is my objective, and if get sidetracked, as a sports fans, I apologize in advance.