What is the justification for some footballer's million dollar a week deal to play in Major League Soccer...

Question

when other professionals such as accountants, doctors, physicists, politicians do not even get paid a fraction of those kind of money. What is the point of paying these people so much money when a week of their salary is sufficient for some workers to live off the rest of their lives without working?

Answer 1

It's what the market will bear. Accountants, doctors, physicists,
and politicians are paid by their clients/patients/taxpayers, whatever. They can only service so many people at one time. A footballer can be seen by a global audience, and can draw in people that your traditional profession can only dream about. The professional can only see so many people at a time in their profession to get paid with their specialized training. Professional athletes are highly paid contractors. They don't get the money unless they can generate many times more what they're getting paid. They're getting paid that type of money because they can
bring in the revenue to justify their salary. Why don't you ask that
about CEOs or other professionals who make even more, and
aren't worth it, because their company performs poorly in the
marketplace?

Answer 2

It boggles the mind!!!!!!!!!

One player earning twice the payroll for the ENTIRE LEAGUE!

In 2005 the entire MLS payroll was $23.6 million.

Of course the previous highest paid player Freddie Adu was signed for $500,000/yr and was not old enough or talented enough to start, and in soccer with it's severe substitution rules, if you don't start you don't play much.

Of course this is 100 times that!!!!!!!


I suppose the answer is this: If the LA GALAXY signed "professionals such as accountants, doctors, physicists, politicians" who would "get paid a fraction of those kind of money" not only would no one watch but you wouldn't even be bothering to ask the question.

Answer 3

I've always wondered that myself. The reason is that they produce money by means of promotions, endorsements, etc. The vast majority of people are so ignorant and have such empty lives that they need someone to look up to, namely sports figures. It is a form of idolatry. How come a doctor, fire-fighter, scientist, fine artist, etc. has to struggle and work his *** off to make a decent living when any "superathlete" can make millions and millions a year just for jumping like a monkey? How does that benefit society? The answer is, most sport fans are stupid enough to make super-idols and support their careers as if they were really transcendental for human kind (and the same goes with movie stars/rock bands, etc. They are way too overrated and overpaid) Long live Napster and Kazaa!!

Answer 4

You might hate the answer, but it's simple: supply and demand. Take Ronaldinho, for example, brazilian soccer player. He is one of a kind, hundreds of people buy tickets to watch him play, thousands of people buy his club's jersey, etc...He's worth it! The club that hires him makes a lot of money because of him! And all the clubs know that, so they are willing to pay big bucks, otherwise somebody else will hire him.
Ronaldo, which is another brazilian soccer player, didn't play for two years because of injuries and the club still kept his contract because the whole world kept buying his uniform despite his lack of ability to play at the time.

Answer 5

There is no justification - it's just frivolous and ridiculous.