now next one..........should footballers wages be capped world wide?
923960
I don't think it will work. It's a very money driven business and there will always be so much money flying around. Clubs would start paing players illegally to keep them at the club. Or pay them in shares, they'd find a loophole.
1138206
"What a GREAT question" 'my man'... I have been saying this for ages!\nIt seems that FIFA and the English FA, just simply don't care and have forgotten what's 'MOST IMPORTANT' in football... 'the FANS'!\nFIFA come up with all these new (ridiculous) laws, determined to ruin 'our beautiful game' and really they should be looking at, how competent their officials are.\nThe 'black-mark' of this world cup (for many of us), has been, really competitive exciting matches, being ruined by 'over- zealous officials and NEW pointless FIFA guidelines!\nThe way you stop this is easy... but takes a lot of unity; between fans around the world.\nYou simply DO NOT go to watch your country; play live... take away their income... and they will start to listen!\nThe 'Football Association in England, appointed a new national team coach (of which about 5% of fans, actually wanted), without listening to any feedback... When an element becomes that powerful/obnoxious... you have to take away the sources that gives them such autonomy and a state of monopoly??? MONEY & SUPPORT... Only when we make such a stand... will we see a change!!!
998558
1. Exactly the same amount Aussie gangsta companies spend to play 11 against 10 in quite a half time.\n2. Definitevely it wasn't a penalty. And Materazzi deserve a yellow card. (or has he got a double yellow having tackled Zambrotta too?).\nI've to say I'm italian and last world cup we've got an oddily enough referee named Byron Moreno who pulled us out of the tournament in the match against South Korea. Very sad days. Kor earns another odd referee in the next match, pulling out Spain.\nDo i must think mafia was out of cash? Of course not. \nI think referees have to be blamed and this is unavoidable in FIFA's perspective. Every 4 years we see an horror gallery, capital mistakes. Why is this unavoidable?\nPlease take a look to FIFA world ranking tables. Can you really think Usa is far better than Argentina, England, France, Portugal, Sweden, Germany, and so on?\nAnd had Iranian Confederation (place 23) a single chance to make his way to win the cup? But this is FIFA perspective: to give - every 4 years - a chance to ALL confederation to be part of this great show, to struggle for a glory day, to play an unforgottable match, a real must-win match, not a test or friendly game, against world superstar as Brazil. Today Ghana has its chance. Nothing is written yet: their percentile is low, but a must-win match could deserve a trick. \nThose are the rules in FIFA show. It will never be the really-best-in-the-world teams cup, but the everyone-in-the-world is partecipating to the show.\nAnd we LOVE this show, and every 4 years we all are stucked at our seats in front of TV to struggle, suffer, enjoy, cry, shout for our team. \nQuite obvious, referee selection follow the same rules. So there are refs from all over the world, some quite good, other untrained to assist world scale must-win matches. All of them got their chances. Trouble is, a team is searching glory, a ref often find only blame. Because they're untrained, because different confederations use not the same perspective to claim a foul.\nWorst, FIFA need to push new heroes and fear injuries to stars as Ronaldinho, Beckam and so on. Also, they fear matches with the stars are nearly controlled - and unharmed - by their defensive opponents. This could be awful in show terms. So they declare at every start of the tournament: 'risky fouls aren't tolerated. It will raining red cards' and so on. So unfitted refs, changing rules, different confederations, make refs as the worst part in the FIFA show. And this is unavoidable. \nSliding tackles are part of the game. You can't cancel them.\nRisky fouls are part of the game. You can react with red cards. But every match has a different ref and different claims, THIS is the matter. And it's part of the show.
383091
I think although they thought in the beginning that it would stop the building of super teams, it being the salary cap has become the NRL's worst nightmare. The emphasis on the game has been taken from the love of the game to how much money can I make. My club, the Panthers have come under fire for it themselves, but there are some that abuse it more than others and do seem to get concessions or lesser punishments. While ever the NRL keep changing the rules, clubs will keep looking for ways to beat them and in turn there will be those that make the mistake of breaching. Sponsorship of players and Private deals begin to cloud things and they are the points that I believe were not properly thought out before implementation of the salary cap. Its ruining the game to a degree so one way or another I hope they work it all out soon hey.
139065
I think everyone of them is way overpaid. this country would survive if sports stopped. but if all the hard working americans said to hell with it and stopped working nothing would get made no money would be made and the sports players wouldn't get paid at all.
1023457
it wasn't fair what the ref did...I'm wondering where's the fair-play that FIFA is talking about?\nand yeah maybe the ref was payed to do what he did..
989953
Maybe they're worse than the Togo players, asking for too much money. \n\nRefs got paid $40k per game, apparently ... but maybe they wanted more? hehe ... \n\nAustralia should've got a second penalty against Croatia, the second handsball inside box was clear .. duh ... \nHad they got the second penalty and made it, I didn't need to sweat that much this morning ... lucky my heart's strong enough to watch the drama. Go Aussie!
471361
no never. look at brazil. top players but their league is shit. the best all move to better leagues leaving their own country at a low standard
625923
I am a firm believer, that should a footballer agree to a contract worth, let's say £40.000 a week, he should be entitled to half of what they earn, which would be £20.000, then the other £20.000 would be payed to the player, based on his performance, goals scored, then dedute payments on bookings and sendings offs.\n\nBy doing this, both club and supporters are getting there money's worth, with players putting in 100%every game and they can justify paying that amount to a single player.\n\nFor the footballer, this would be a good payment system, as they would have to play to there maxium level, if they wanted their full amount at the end of each wee. It would also improve disclinpary problems, which sadly today so many players lack.
1095673
the world cup and its value?? good one...\nDo you means worth its weight in gold or how much the players and countries benefit from it??.\nCan only comment on the latter though the first must easily be 20 Rothmans and a cup of tea.\n\nThe latter is priceless, apparently 1966 is still the most valuable of years and because of its so rare the value is priceless.  Although it has become tarnished over the years. The actually cost in pound sterling must be in the billions by now because every four years its crammed down our throats. England would be devestated it they actually won it again, it would spoil the achievements of the ball that DIDNT cross the line. And the tv producers would have to make new programs and stop showing that "They think its all over" drivel all the time.
1105213
yes, footballers do get excessively paid, but what has this got to do with Fifa being boring. Re-phrase the question better
938748
No change.\nLike said earlier. In the last world cup, English referee Graham Poll, issued 3 yellow cards to one player before ejecting him. Along with him, the entire crew were sent home after wards, since his AR's and 4th official, who also is supposed to be keeping up with what is going on to back each other up, also missed the second yellow and Graham and the rest of the crew found out shortly after the match.
1068256
Disgraceful. FIFA'S way of punishing Australia for the Kewell incident. But how high did they rise above the challenge. I never thought I could feel more proud. Anyway back to Poll. Tackle on Viduka ignored, 2 handballs by the same Croatian player ignored. Croatian player manhandles the referee during a hissy fit and is allowed to stay on the field. Brett Emerton's 2nd yellow card was a farce. The Croatian Captain allowed to stay on the field after a second yellow card and don't even try to tell me a referee is that stupid he could make a mistake like that. He ignored it and issued a 3rd yellow card. They were just the main things. What a joke. Let's see if FIFA have the guts to discipline him like they should. This only proves my case for a minimum fee for referee's with a negotiated balance after the match based on their performance. $40 000 to give a performance like that.
1135827
Yes, I agree. There are too many yellow and red cards in this World Cup. I say about 3/4 are worth the punishmen, the rest are just petty and wrong.
1175428
believe Fifa is really going to be serious about it, considering that they've actually sent representatives to all 32 teams to instruct them on the consequences of foul play. \n\nAnd yes, Fifa is addressing your concerns regarding tackles from behind/are high, as well as diving. Refs have been issued strong reminders to deal strictly with playacting, faking fouls and time wasting tactics, so I guess these will help to make the games faster and quicker.\n\nBut then again, refs are already quite strict: I ran a search and found that in 2002, at South Korea/Japan, there were 257 yellow cards and 17 red cards, which really are relatively high figures.\n\nStill, I do hope the playacting and unfair tactics and all other nonsense stops! =P
26530
Dear , When the player sells him self to whom pays more ! what do you expect !?\nI guss this's life ; and we don't rule it !
1040334
Well, some countries are clearly giving them bonuses  ;-))\n\nFake penalties, yellow cards, fouls... there is probably a fee's table to choose from.