Has the world gone completely insane?
2007-01-12 14:53:24 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
in my opinion the world of soccer has gone insane. its supposed to be a sport which people participate in for enjoyment. but it has been taken over by big business and become a business itself. much of the fun and enjoyment has gone. its all about money and profits. watched some recent documentaries about corruption in fifa itself (soccer world governing body). officials selling tickets at over inflated prices etc . also soccer agents taking huge bribes/kickbacks. Italy was recently rocked by the scandal of corruption among match officials/referees. there have also been allegations of match -fixing. so sadly its no longer sport its business................big business and the beckham fiasco is just another crazy manifestation of this.
2007-01-12 15:10:53 · answer #1 · answered by shangri_la111 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The funny thing Beckham was given "$250 million". How much will it help the game of soccer in the US "0".
2007-01-12 23:38:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! But the MLS isn't a very god league,so they want to get big European stars to come to the U.S. and play in hopes that other big football stars will follow and make the MLS a big league. [ain't gonna happen!!] If they need to spend that much money they will. It's just like what the Saudi Arabian team did to Luis Figo, They are paying him 8 million euros for 6 months!! They want stars!!=]]
2007-01-12 22:59:31 · answer #3 · answered by -MeXiCo RoX mY sOx!!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahaha u should put ur question in jokes category or invent new category and call it strange world hehehe
i think that is really insane world , u give millions or lol quarter billion for a player "one player " amazing
how many people die because they need money or food
i need people should understand life more better
2007-01-13 02:11:35 · answer #4 · answered by micho 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard about this. That is Craziness, there are SOOOOO many better ways to spend all that money, maybe some to the lower class? helping fight poverty?
they say that he gets about 1 million dollars each week!
2007-01-12 23:01:29 · answer #5 · answered by Johnny Skizzle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hes good and all, and dont get me wrong because i love the sport, but id rather watch paint dry than watch an mls game, even if becks was playing...basically he gets 250 mil for doing nothing because if pele couldnt do it in 1970, no one can
2007-01-12 23:19:26 · answer #6 · answered by futbolista1o 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he should go back to england not in hollywood!!!!!!!!!
d americans do not like soccer much unlike in europe but at least he does not have a hard time there in terms of the language spoken by d people there unlike in spain.
2007-01-13 02:06:59 · answer #7 · answered by The Glove 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not the world, just the MLS! with Alexis Lalas involved (if you know who he is), they know what they are doing... it's just a matter of time to see the outcome WE, THE TRUE FANS KNOW!
2007-01-12 23:15:13 · answer #8 · answered by madoni MU 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sports salaries have always been insane. No one is worth that much money.
2007-01-12 23:01:48 · answer #9 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They say it is mostley marketing money commercials etc. Who cares. No American likes soccer anyway. Good for him though.
2007-01-12 22:57:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋