https://www.techradar.com/news/how-football-is-turning-to-videogames-to-stay-relevant

As World Cup fever can attest, football is in its prime at the moment. The matches have never been better (arguably), the players more famous or indeed expensive. But the beautiful game is facing an ugly problem: younger fans are being swayed elsewhere because of rising ticket prices and the changing face of where they get their media. 

TV watching is down, streaming and YouTube viewing is up. Without these fans, the future of the game could be in doubt.