How come socecer players make so much money? Especially Ronaldo who plays for Real Madrid....?
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because of the number of fans, the number of people who watch in the stadium during gameplay, pay per view, and the cable subsriber around the world just to see even ordinary matches.\n\nhow about this?\nits the ONLY game with a WORLD CUP and players like Ronaldo, Zidane, and Beckham have played in it so they attract big revenues for the sports club!
1105704
they are paid for how the game turns out like if they won they get paid more if lose than they get paid reguler.  and plus how the players play like kobe when he made those 81 points he scored alot of money because his outcome and dwyane in the play offs he help the team win 4 wins all the way to the championships and he got like raise for his accomplishment and thats it
637158
Some players realise there's more than playing for a "better" club, its called LOYALTY!\n\nIts just a shame that more players dont have any of this and just follow the smell of cash and glory...
1082843
You are so correct, especially about Ronaldo. I always thought soccer fans were much more loyal to their international stars when they were playing for their home country's Cup team (compared to fans from the USA and our traditional sports), but I was mistaken. He was definately their hero four years ago, and now they only talk about how fat he is. Short memories!
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they pay for player the whole year even if he is injured or a substitute. they pay for him every week unless he make another contract to another team. and about the transfer the player get his weekly salary and the owners team get the money for the transfer.
1040978
Yes they are. People can say all they want about physical starin and whatever, well sorry but they chose to do that. It is physically and mentally strenuous to do a lot of real jobs but people don't get paid thousands of pounds a week. All "celebrities" are overpaid. These footballers do nothing but play a game. Something a small child can do.What do they really do for their money? No more than anyone else wanting a good fitness regime. So they only "work" twice a week, do they. Even if they have to retire in their 30s, they will retire with more money than anyone wit ha proper job who retires at age 65.  There are people who have to go through physical, emotional, academical training to get where they are and still get paid less in a year than footballers get in a week. As for the publicity, if they don't want it they can either not play the game in the first place or they can just avoid it. Rugby players managed that when England won that. Also, saying about the publicity and everything, that's like saying you want to be a childminder but you don't want to work with children. You know the job before you go into it so there is no excuse. Nothing can possibly justify the amount these people get paid. They may entertain a few but I would be more entertained at my son's school sports day.
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There are certainly many athletes who seem to have no idea how to handle the riches that come with their success--and act like it.\n\nHowever, you put this question in the baseball category, and it does seem as though fewer of those players are quite as conspicuous with their wealth.  Then again, there are very few baseball players with big contracts who are just out of high school.\n\nAn increasing number of athletes are wisely permitting experienced business and money managers to handle their finances.  They often incorporate players into businesses to obtain tax advantages, invest their incomes, pay out allowances for the player, his family, and whoever else may have their hand out.
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Money has only really been talked about in football since the start of the Premiership due to the huge amount generated by the new league. \n\nMan Utd had to deal with the tag of "buying" all the trophies they won for all of the 90's. We had the advantage of having more money because of our success on the field, as well as excellent business strategies. Marketing the club in places like Asia, as well as increasing stadium capacity when ever we could, and millions of other profit making idea's has meant that we are the best supported club in the world.\n\nChelsea however have done none of the above so they will "suffer" the problem of being called title buyers more, but lets face it, with some justification. In a few years when they have won the CL and a few more championships, and when Roman has stopped overpaying for players, then maybe it will stop but will you care by then? I doubt it. I didn't care in 1999!!!\n\nSo no, people will never shut the **** up about Chelski buying the title.....that is until somebody richer comes in and buys Accrington Stanley.........who are they?........Exactly!!!
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There is only one Ronaldo....he plays for Manchester United! How to do the move.  The young Portuguese mid-fielder is quick and light like a gazelle......with a nice feed and ittttttt's Van Nistelrooy!\n\nGod Bless Manchester United.
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Well, in English money, top flight players can earn from £20,000 to £100,000 a week.\ni.e Cristiano Ronaldo earns around £27,000 a week, and Steven Gerrard earns £100,000 a week
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i know i'll take a bashing from the english football fans here but here goes anyways... in retrospect to most english footballers, they do make too much money!  technically-that is skillwise-they're english players are far inferior to say, spanish, argentine, brazilian, dutch, czech or-oh my god! even french players. take david beckham for example... the man is above-average at best... he's not great goalscorer like ronaldinho, doesn't possess riquelme's vision, figo's footwork, nedved's playmaking penchant nor landon donovan's speed. we're never going to compare him to zidane for a myriad of reasons-most of which have to deal with ability. he doesn't even play any real defence. all of these downgraded abilities and yet, only ronaldinho makes more money than he does.  why?  because of looks...!  (chuckles...) then there're are individuals such as jermaine defoe whom i can never recall ever starting a match for team england-and rightfully so-yet he makes millions.  onward, we have the goalkeeper, robinson who would not start for my national team, romania if he were selectable by the head coach, victor piturca.  i cannot remember sol cambell, joe cole or shaun wright-phillips haven't really made serious impressions on me. ofcourse, there are exceptions... rooney is a boatload of talent, sheringham continues to be a warrior and steven gerrard is by far, the best midfielder england have now... he even scored today, versus trinidad and tobago.  then there are players such as crouch and, possibly the best england has to offer, michael owen. this brings us to a serious question: why don't these players make anywhere nearly as much as beckham-i mean, i really understand ronaldinho's income-he deserves every penny and more. what is depressing to me is that beckham isn't even the best midfielder on his national team let alone in europe, with the likes of rosicky, nedved, figo, ballack, antonio reyes and so forth-or the world with riquelme, donovan, ronalaldinho, robinho as well as julio baptista getting the nod from me over beckham-and i watch and follow loads of football-you would think i really didn't have a social life if you all would know how much football i follow. therfore, i know what i am arguing about! although footballers do not make anywhere near the kind of money that nba basketball players or pga tour professional golfers make on a yearly basis, some are grossly overpaid-especially in england.  to compare the earnings parity among the different sports: as much money as ronaldinho and beckham make-both in the vicinty of $25 million- kevin garnett of the nba makes $28 million per year in salary alone-not including very lucrative endorsements. shaquille o'neal makes more than $30 million a year in salary alone. let's not even discuss kobe bryant. the single most boring sport you can ever wacth on telivision, golf, brings tiger woods more than $60 million a year in total. phil mickelson more than $25 million. therfore, in comparison, footballers' pay, anywhere in the world i'm afraid, pale in comparison to athletic earnings from your brothers in arms from acroos the atlantic-and i do not mean canada!!! footballers face much more pressure to perform well than athletes here in the united states and then there're all the politics involved-such as when say, germany suit up against poland or ireland republic play england. everyone on both side play their hearts out when turkey face greece and serbia face either bosnia-herzigovina or croatia. we, as romanians, lose our minds when we play hungary. this unique to only football, and adds alot of pressure. when you really think about it, eleven or so men can cause the utmost national pride or adversely depress millions, in seconds. football is the only sport consistently used as political propaganda-remember el salvador-honduras? the match only pushed things over the edge and gave both nations' leade
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Bonjour, voici le top 5 des footballeurs les mieux payes annuellement :\n\n1. David Beckham, Real Madrid, 30 ans\n25 M€ annuels, dont 6.4 M€ de salaire, 200 000€ de primes et 18.4 M€ de contratcs publicitaires et d'opérations diverses\n\n\n2. Ronaldo, Real Madrid, 28 ans.\n20 M€ annues, dont 6.4 M€de salaire, 200 000€ de primes, et 13M€ de contrats publicitaires et opérations diverses\n\n3. Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid, 32 ans.\n13 M€ annuels, dont 6.4 M€ de salaire, 200 000€ de primes et 6.4M€ de contratcs publicitaires et d'opérations diverses\n\n4. Christian Vieri, Inter de Milan, 31 ans. \n12 M€ annuels, dont 6.5 M€ de salaire, 200 000M€ de primes et 5.3M€ de contratcs publicitaires et d'opérations diverses\n\n5. Alessandro Del Piero, Juventus de Turin, 30 ans.\n9.5 M€ annuels, dont 4.2 M€, 100 000 € de primes, et 5.2 M€ de contrats publicitaires et opérations diverses\n\nPour ce qui est du mondial, leur salaires sont beaucoup moins "importants" que ceux inscrits ci-dessus.\n\nAmicalement,\n\nDelphine.
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They make so much because we live in a society that glorifies fame, and drools at watching others make millions.....sadly, the common person has no drive to make that money themselves. So in turn, they find solace over personal inadequacies by watching others.\n\nDon't get me wrong, I like watching the occasional game too....but as a lover of athletics....I couldn't give a damn about the players...and their stats...and all that junk.\n\nBesides, I'm also not a dead man walking that has no dreams...I'll make their money too, it just takes time.
1004168
Japanese players get paid well and there are a few millionaires. They have above average salaries compared to most Japanese, but it isn't comparable to the US salaries.
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We cannot judge. Cristiano is an extremely promising player, he is only 2, though Ronaldo is older and his good days have passed. We don't know what cristiano is going to do
471223
Ok heres my view. Celebrities I don't think are over paid. Movie stars are definately not. The work they put into there role is amazing. As for footballers I believe they are stupidly over paid. When you think that people play football for fun the majority of football stars today are only in it for the money and don't even play that great. It get ridiculous, especially if they are supposed to big a fan of the team they are playing for yet want to demand as much money out of there team as possible. Come on the only good players I know are Van Nistleroy, Henry, and Terry.
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There are a couple professional players that make several hundred thousand a year.  The very best players can add to that a bit with the few endorsements reserved for the very top players.