Switzerland and the Sports Industory

Did you know that the sports industry is the critical factor for the Swiss economy?

Famous Swiss sports players help adding the bottom line of the Swiss economy.

Every one knows about Roger Federer. He will most likely win the tournament today in his hometown, Basel, Switzerland.

It’s a rather minor sport, but a Swiss professional cyclist, Fabian Cancellara, is also doing well.

I lived in his hometown outside of Berne, the capital of Switzerland, for a while. You can imagine everyone in the town knows about cycling.

When I thought about “sports,” I thought of ticket sales and sales at the concession stand, but Switzerland has many more ties to sports than these.

You know, Switzerland is known for the pharmaceutical industry as well.

Sports cannot exist without drug testing and medications these days.

And the medical stuff is pretty expensive too, which means more money for Switzerland.

European Football (Soccer) Championship 2008 will be held in Switzerland and Austria.

In Switzerland, there will be only 3 games each it 3 cities, and 5 in one. This doesn’t seem a lot, but it’s just amazing how much stuff is happening for just for that event which lasts practically only for 2 weeks. I am a bit involved with the event. I may be a volunteer one day as well. I will tell you the stories if I get to be in the stadium one day.

In any case, it will be for sure a big money event for Switzerland.