English Premier League attracts just 13.2m to its stadia. Indeed, football's six most attended leagues—England's Premier League (EPL), Germany's Bundesliga, Spain's La Liga, England's Championship, Italy's Serie A and French Ligue 1—muster fewer specatators between them, with 64m, than MLB alone. Then again, most have a mere 300-400 games in a season, meaning that the average attendance per game is comparable (30,138 for MLB and 34,780 for the EPL, for example). The best average attendances are at NFL games (66,960) followed by the Bundesliga (42,673).

We might also consider revenue. According to Deloitte, the EPL's revenue in the 2009-10 season was €2.3 billion ($3.1 billion), with football in the whole of Europe generating a combined €16.3 billion. This compares with NFL's $9 billion, MLB's $7.2 billion and the NBA'sstory about a British man getting paid to “be British” at a British themed wedding? They’ve got it. What about an account of cyclists biking across the country? Check!

Christy, originally from Arkansas, has been living in Memphis since 2015 and has traveled to 17 countries via Couchsurfing, and Carly has been in Memphis for a year and has couchsurfed to 12 countries around the world. The two met living in Chicago where they were both a part of the same AmeriCorps volunteer program.

Couchsurfers who come through their doors get a different experience than usual when they stay with Carly and Christy. The two Memphis transplants put their own spin on tourism and take their new friend around Memphis, exposing them to the wonders of the city.

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