“To run a football league, you need moving trucks, chartered planes, hotels, stadiums, contractors, catering — massive infrastructure that needs to be paid.”
I hate to be picky, but infrastructure needs to be paid for, not paid.
You don’t write a check to the infrastructure. You write a check for the infrastructure.
If you’re paying infrastructure, I’ve got a bridge here I’d like you to hire.
English Is A Complicated Language 