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Re:Apple TV's MLS Season Pass subscriptions doubled since Me... by FacZap on Friday August 11, 2023 @01:13PM (#37091127)
Lionel Messi might be the biggest sport star in history. It's amazing what this man does for people.
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Re:Apple TV's MLS Season Pass subscriptions doubled since Me... by racl101 on Friday August 11, 2023 @01:42PM (#37091525)
True that. He's likeable too. That helps a lot.

Although I think the honor still goes Jordan.

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Re:Apple TV's MLS Season Pass subscriptions doubled since Me... by EstesPark on Friday August 11, 2023 @01:57PM (#37091700)
Jordan is not a larger global star than Messi. If that isn't what you were claiming, apologies.
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Re:Apple TV's MLS Season Pass subscriptions doubled since Me... by criddell on Friday August 11, 2023 @02:48PM (#37092347)
Muhammad Ali was pretty big too.
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Re:Apple TV's MLS Season Pass subscriptions doubled since Me... by EstesPark on Friday August 11, 2023 @02:51PM (#37092392)
Of course, but not larger than Messi on a global scale - it's not even close.
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Re:Apple TV's MLS Season Pass subscriptions doubled since Me... by criddell on Friday August 11, 2023 @03:38PM (#37093000)
In absolute numbers, sure. But for his biggest fights, up to two billion people would watch Muhammad Ali fight. As a percentage, today that would be around four billion people.
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