Should footballers be paid so much money when other skilled jobs get so little?

Question

All these skilled professions like nurses and tecahers get rubbish money.. is it right?

Answer 1

I think it's absolute nonsense. They should be paid a normal wage like everyone else. Isn't it good enough that they get to do what they love for a living?

Answer 2

Nurses, doctors and teachers are paid by the government, unless they work privately. Footballers are not. It is unfair to say that they are over-paid, as their wages do not come out of your taxes.
It is foolish to suggest that, just because these players may not be on the same intellectual level as a consultant surgeon, they should be paid less. They are entitled to demand whatever salary they like, and if someone is willing to pay it, then good luck to them.
Professional footballers nowadays are athletes, and whilst they may not have achieved academically, they have achieved physically, by training and developing a talent to a level which the vast majority of us could never attain. Whilst a professional footballer will never save someone's life on an operating table, neither will a barrister, or a financial director- yet we don't suggest that these professions should have a capped salary. They are entitled to charge whatever they wish for their services- no-one is forced to employ them; and the better they are at their job, the more money they can command. The same goes for footballers.

Answer 3

It is easy to answer this, the premier league is watched by millions every weekend, the prizes in tournaments are high, the money clubs get from their broadcasting rights is incredible, many clubs in the premier league are owned by millionares, if you have a popular player you will sell more jerseys and more fans will go to see you play, so this means more money from the stadium, and in general, the main reason is that football is the most watched and played sport in the world. I don't know if it is fair, but that is how the world works, it is like in an office, not always the one doing the most difficult job is the one with the higher paying check...

Answer 4

Footballers are actually paupers compared to other sports stars. Tiger woods once earned an annual gross income of about 75 million dollars, being the highes paid sportsmen in the world. In that same year, Michael Schumacher earned 72 million dollars while David Beckham earned 5 million dollars. So dont complain so much.

Answer 5

yes ur right they dont do any usefull job "they entertain their selfs more than ppl any way" so they shouldnt be payed that much, nurses and teachers got rubbish money but thats the market business , and its not abt only players but the industry itself its all **** the way its becoming a business and its **** the way managers look while the matches they r all part of the many useless **** that became industry or something that attract ppl that silly way, they became celebrities ,
but its not only abt football and basket ball and other sports its all part of the market concept we all live in.
and u know what HQ?? the watch ur using the shoes ur wearing and every thing u face daily is a "value" masterpiece. and what will go wrong when they got payed like others and **** their master pieces anyway.

Answer 6

i think the wage contract is little outrageous

But most of all that is retarded is that some of the players cry about that there not getting paid enough...come on you spoiled piece of crap...i think 10 million is way enough and you want more...shows how spoiled and stupid you are. So you dont need to cry about your wages if your getting paid that much because tons of ppl dont even get a 3rd of that...and i agree they are doing something that they love and there getting paid tons

Answer 7

If there is money in the sport and the clubs can afford to pay them then yes. Although i think that they should bring in a salary cap withing the next few years to stabilise smaller teams.

And don't forget that players in the uk have to pay 40% of their wages to the government through income tax. So they do contribute something to the Uk. Just to make the Labour government that lil' richer.

Answer 8

I know its unbelievable how much they get paid, and really all they do is kick a ball around a field. my friend is a firefighter and what he makes doesn't even come close to what idiots like Beckham and Rooney makes in a week!! and what happens when someone say's something about it?... nothing... good question!

Answer 9

Sad to say bud but all professional sports are the same its all about the greed of the players and owners of the teams look at the players in mlb Alex Rodriguez good example makes 16 million a year . And governments do nothing about it .Sadly this is how life is.

Answer 10

Nurses,Doctors,engineers...
They all are skilled.But the fact here is there are very few professional footballers.And playing foot ball is not so easy dude it is
equally skilled.And i think they all have a celebrity status andthey are
paid for playing the best and masterpiece football.