Perspective: Why cities like Kansas City chase Super Bowl dreams
The hope is that the team and the new stadium will boost the city’s economy. There also is the hope that the city will be viewed as a metropolis of the first rank and as a place for more than just gambling. “The Raiders are all ours, and in the understatement of the century, that’s a reason to celebrate,”after the team’s move was approved. The cause for celebration was joining the “elite fraternity” of NFL franchises.
In assessing cities’ relationship to professional sports, Kuklick has distinguished between “material interest politics” and “spiritual interest politics.” When it comes to material interests, cities — particularly their least-privileged citizens — have regularly received the short end of the stick. But when it comes to
, the communal joy and sense of belonging that sports can engender, cities and their citizens do profit. Some people say a more equitable balance can be achieved between the material and spiritual sides. Onethat the Raiders’ departure from Oakland may prove beneficial. He said he hoped communities could put aside the “emotive, community element” and “demand that the billions” the NFL earns “translate into real benefits to the cities and counties they inhabit. Maybe they can enter real, mutually beneficial partnerships one day.
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