Take the 2019 Women's World Cup. It sold out stadiums, broke TV records in multiple countries, and the final drew over a billion social media impressions. That didn't happen because women's bodies suddenly changed. It happened because the tournament got proper promotion and broadcast slots. The moment you treat the product like it matters, the audience shows up.
Now, your "women's bodies are worse at football" line. That's not an argument, it's a conclusion you've adopted without testing. Women's teams train with a fraction of the funding, facilities, and coaching staff men get. When your youth development is underfunded, your technique lags. That's not biology; that's resource allocation. If you want to compare bodies fairly, compare a WNBA player to a random male amateur. Athleticism doesn't exist in a vacuum.
The ratings gap isn't independent of the investment gap. It's the direct output of it. Equal revenue is the way to finally test your hypothesis properly. Otherwise, you're rigging the game and then blaming the players.
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