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Old 11-06-2015, 10:09 AM   #3170
IamNotKenKing
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Originally Posted by CroFlames View Post
The article I linked to (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...ticle27136887/) shows that Canada generated $49.6 million in economic activity from this year's Women's World Cup, and the tournament cost $216 million to host. There is money to be made for nations who have the infrastructure in place already. Calgary is looking for a new stadium anyway, with or without a WC. McMahon puts up temp stands anyway for the Grey Cup, and the Grey Cup pales in comparison to the magnitude of the WC.
Your decimal is off or you missed a digit. I believe it is $493.6 million, not $49.6.
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