All top clubs are businesses, the football comes further down the list. Most of their revenue comes from TV rights, rich billionaire buyers who see the clubs as way to make more money, and by promotion of the brand to third world countries, USA, Australia, India etc We all know the players are way overpaid, compared to say someone who works to actually benefit humanity such as a cancer nurse, teacher or street cleaner. Its the culture of celebrity, and the clubs status as a magnet to peoples need to belong to a tribe that keeps it going. At the end of the day its a fucking brilliant game, compulsive, invented in England, but yes its been ruined by the greedy businessmen