The Salary of a Professional Football Player
It has been argued that professional football players are being
overpaid for their profession. In this essay I shall be expressing
the opinions from both sides of the argument in order for myself to
come to a conclusion. The general complaint has derived from the
general public’s view that only the minority of the money is spent on
things other than the players themselves, despite their occupation
being one of simplicity and unbeneficial to society when first looked
upon.
To begin with, I shall overview what effect the pay of these citizens
has upon our society if at all. It is apparent that their
contribution is worth while in the sense that it promotes good
business, (due to its appeal across the board; all ages, males and
-the ever increasing- female viewers and supporters of the renowned
international sport) it provides many job opportunities such as
coaches, cleaners, those in the box/ticket office, wardens, first-aid,
security, construction businesses for the construction of stadiums
etc. This showing that there are many links to the different array of
jobs which are available, all of which are outcomes from the main
source – the general publics want of football as an entertainment;
both live and on television.
Those who argue that footballers are paid too much are mainly
comparing the lifestyle and career of the professionals to those who
have chosen a career which gives first-hand evidence that people other
than themselves are being cared for. For example, those practising
medicine and those who teach. They believe that a ridiculous amount
of money is spent on play...
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In conclusion, it is obvious that professional footballers are being
paid a ridiculous amount - and they know it, but with nobody stopping
the increasing wages, there is nothing we -as viewers of the
traditional sport we all love- can do. Personally, their salaries do
not concern me since I am not experiencing any effects of them, other
than what the newspapers and news are constantly hurling upon me of
the general publics viewpoint. I do however; believe that it is
unfortunate that skilled beings such as doctors and teachers are not
getting such a large pay-check. Then again, footballers are skilled
in their own right and are, in my opinion, lucky to achieve what they
do. In my opinion, their salaries shall continue to increase due to
there being a world trade of the players.
People that say elite sports people are overpaid do not know what they are talking about as sports people are paid for their skills just like any other occupation or career. For example, a specialist doctor is paid over three-hundred thousand dollars a year, this is an astronomical amount! On the other hand, an average AFL player is paid two-hundred and nineteen thousand a year, sure, there are some players in the AFL such as Chris Judd and Jonathon Brown who are regarded as the best and they might earn a little more than average but If anyone is overpaid it is these specialist doctors as any one can go to university and be come a doctor but it take natural talent and raw skill to be a top level AFL player.
Players do not deserve the money they receive. There are people who do much more than the players do. Why do teachers not get paid millions of dollars to teach kids? Some of those kids end up going on to become professional athletes. Police officers and firemen risk their lives to keep people safe and most of them do not even make any more than 95 thousand dollars a year (Megerian). These athletes get fined more money than that and hand it over like someone just asked them for one dollar. Players have all of this money and do not even do anything worth earning it. Why do they get this money? It is because fans value athletes more than the important things in life like education and family.
For this paper, the discussion will go in four parts. The first part will introduce the readers to the basketball fever the NBA has brought millions around the globe and a brief rundown of the debate of overpaid athletes and salary cuts. The second part will be discussing the argument that the athletes of the NBA are not overpaid, while its subsections will point out three proofs to the matter. The third part will be discussing the position of this paper that the athletes of the NBA are indeed overpaid and its subsections will be refuting the claims raised in t...
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