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Footballers

Ash

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Do you think that Footballers are overpaid?
I certainly think that certain footballers are overpaid like Gareth Bale considering he is not worth that amount and would be better spent on solving world hunger etc.
 
Shall we expand this to include ALL professional athletes in every sport you can think of, and a few you might not think of (such as fishing)?

Rank Name Pay Salary/Winnings Endorsements Sport
1 Tiger Woods
78 M 13 M 65 M Golf
2 Roger Federer
72 M 7 M 65 M Tennis
3 Kobe Bryant
62 M 28 M 34 M Basketball
4 LeBron James
60 M 18 M 42 M Basketball
5 Drew Brees
51 M 40 M 11 M Football
6 Aaron Rodgers
49 M 43 M 6 M Football
7 Phil Mickelson
49 M 5 M 44 M Golf
8 David Beckham
47 M 5 M 42 M Soccer
9 Cristiano Ronaldo
44 M 23 M 21 M Soccer
10 Lionel Messi
41 M 20 M 21 M Soccer

http://www.forbes.com/athletes/list/
 
"Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it."
- Publilius Syrus

As such there's no such thing as overpaying. There is, however, no way I would pay that much for someone to play a game. I don't think I'd pay anyone to play anything.
As for that money being better spent on problems, well, sure. But that's not gonna happen because of, you know, profitability. It's a shame, but there's nothing for it. At least they spend quite a lot of the money they get.
 
Calvin Johnson is currently the highest paid player in Michigan sports.

He got paid the same as the highest paid driver in NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
 
It is ridiculous how much they get paid. There are definitely other careers that deserve to be paid more as they actually contribute to society, doctors, nurses etc.
 
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