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The short answer is: supply and demand. The demand for talented football players is high as they increase the team’s chances of winning titles. Successful teams make more money from broadcasting rights, merchandise and ticket sales. Clubs have to compete for the best players by offering the highest wages.
Aug 24, 2020 · When a ballplayer lands an eye-popping contract, some fans and critics lament it with a question that’s been asked for generations: Why are professional athletes paid so much? But are they...
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Jul 26, 2017 · So athletes in popular sports make a lot more money than important people such as teachers, police officers and firefighters. Somehow that doesn’t seem fair.
Apr 10, 2015 · One answer not mentioned is called o-ring theory. The idea is that otherwise trivial increases in performance command a high premium if they are in a chain of dependent events: like a American football team's pass, which depends on both the thrower and receiver, and the other critical players on a team.
Jul 13, 2015 · Liverpool star Raheem Sterling is set to become the most expensive English player in history by moving to Manchester City for £49 million. Sterling is 20 years old and has played less than 100...
Apr 16, 2010 · Dozens of clubs pay more than 100 per cent of turnover to their players. Many believe football’s current crisis will end all that: that footballers will cease being multimillionaires and again ...
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Those being Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Neymar. So, why are soccer players paid so much? The reason they are paid these amounts of money can be explained with simple economic principles such as supply and demand, and inflation through time.
