Why English Premier League Players Should Be Paid

English Premier League teams are being overcrowded by the amount of training and games being played throughout the week which affects the players own life in many ways such as injuries, and even their social life.
Some people argue that players are not being overwork because their pay is so high. Current Liverpool F.C striker Daniel Sturridge earns £105,769 (British pounds) as a weekly income whilst his yearly salary is £5,500,000. (Liverpool F.C players salaries 2015 , 2015) Having a high paying salary doesn’t change the fact that Football has this player out from spending time seeing his family and taking part in his social life. Yes a high paying salary is good but not being able to spend time with family and friends due to the excessive amount of training and playing time can become very stressful for the player. These are the sacrifices that come into receiving these high paying salaries. Although this does affect the player’s life, it is however, a job and like any other person they have to commit themselves to what they want and be set for the future to provide for themselves and their family. As it’s a contracted job, not seeing their family isn’t necessarily part of the contract but its

During EPL games, the fans react in many ways, for example when the starting line-up of 11 players is announced, you can hear the crowd’s excited roar throughout the stadium as each of their favourite player’s names are announced. This is just the joy of Football. With the amount of training that occurs, players are at risk of injury and if they do however get injured, could aggravate the fans or either way, make them disappointed and if beforehand they find out that a certain player is injured, not as much excitement will be blasted throughout the fan base. Being a fan of Football myself, hearing news of players getting injured really is disappointing. Aside that, all fans