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Football has undoubtedly transformed over the years from the technology that has been implemented, to the absolute quantity of funds that has now been involved. The essential question on everyone’s lips is why are they rewarded so much for just kicking a ball around the pitch? Put that in contrast against working class people who put in at minimum 8 hours a day, with a greater IQ, who will change or modify aspects of the world to make it greater. Yet typical working class people earn £200 per week rather than £20,000 a week.

Football is an interesting and addictive spot and at times the players can be a real pleasure to observe or experience in the flesh. Watching the likes of Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho and Christiano Ronaldo at their greatest is inspirational and captivating, putting aside what team they play for they have the talent and skill to overwhelm and amaze. However is it really worth £23 million a year? Rationally, the answer to that is no.

Jealousy certainly plays a part in all this, because let’s face it who wouldn’t want to be paid £20,000 a week for playing football?

Nonetheless, you might say that the team do something for the club, and they are the reason the club competes and performs to a certain level. Directors, chairmen and shareholders can be classed as far worse but aren’t under attack as much as the players, as they avoid the limelight. It’s worth assessing the total they take home in payout, dividends and bonuses, then comparing it with what they truly do for the club to deserve so much. If only they were brought more into consideration as much as football players the attention and focal point would quickly turn.

The only way to go, it seems, is to go back to the fundamentals of football and let the fans settle on what happens. At the end of the day it’s the fans that make the sport what it is, if they weren’t there, then it’s easy to see what the game would become. So by removing all the pointless measurements such as player agents and keeping things effortless, the game and all concerned would benefit from it. The predicament is this will never occur now because the game has extended so far in terms of finances and there are way too many different companies and businessmen making too much money from the game who won’t want to let go of that power and wealth.

Regrettably this predicament can only get worse but at some point the bubble has got to burst. Each year the sport of football sways closer and closer to becoming solely a business, if it hasn’t already.

About the Author

Lucy is a keen columnist writing about Football and Sports for Setanta Online

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