>>53874243If the Galar League is all about it being like a IRL sports League with pro atheles and shit then all those things I mentioned are a factor.
>CorruptionFactually happened.
Not once, but TWO Champions quit for that.
>Favoritism and biasYou literally cannot enter the circuit unless you get endorsed by a big shot.
>Extreme focus on popularity, media, entertainment and show-bizSpikemuth is a literal dying town because it's not attracting people for not being built on a power spot and so people don't want to see "boring battles".
Leon and Shillzard face are plastered every fucking where.
Raihan is a massive social media whore.
Nessa is a model.
And so on.
>and ran by a mega-corp that all but owns the countryGuess who's the League Chairman? Oh look. It's the dude who owns Macro Cosmos.
Absolutely none of these things is headcanon. They're all factual things that happen in game.
Galar Trainers aren't athletes, they're just celebrities. Putting on a soccer outfit doesn't mean you automatically become Messi-tier skilled.