Hello Folks !!! I must admit that I have been following this topic for quite some time on the web. Football player salaries are determined in exactly the same way as my salary/wage is determined, or yours. Football players have unique physical skills which cannot be easily learned by others. If they could, I would play football now. Another thing to remember about football players is that they have very limited careers, due to the physical nature of their profession, and the high risk of injury, but this salary/wage is simply absurd. Finally, the revenue these players generate is immense. I know that professional football is an industry that generates hundreds of billions of dollars, and all of it is based on what these guys do on the field. Beyond just the teams and the league themselves, they generate tons of money in their host cities, in terms of hotel, restaurant, concessions, and merchandising income by fans who come to see the games. These are the top 5 players in the list if you want to know the full list go to" The 20 biggest football player salaries " .I was chocked when I saw Cristiano Ronaldo in eighth place. Considered the best football player in 2008, he earns 30% less per month that their colleagues. Zlatan Ibrahimovic 750.000 € Ricardo Kaka 750.000 € Lionel Messi 700.000 € John Terry 631.182 € Frank Lampard 631.182 € The wages are obscene. They are also as daft as the people who are prepared to pay them. How cruel football is !!!
(NFL)Ben Roethlisberger - $27 Mil (MLB)Arod, various other yankees players- A LOT Must be nice to get paid that much for playing a sport.
1) Alex Rodriguez\tNew York Yankees\t$28,000,000 2) Jason Giambi\tNew York Yankees\t$23,428,571 3) Derek Jeter\tNew York Yankees\t$21,600,000 4) Manny Ramirez\tBoston Red Sox\t$18,929,923 5) Carlos Beltran\tNew York Mets\t$18,622,810 6) Ichiro Suzuki\tSeattle Mariners\t$17,102,149 7) Johan Santana\tNew York Mets\t$16,984,216 8) Todd Helton\tColorado Rockies\t$16,600,000 9) Torii Hunter\tLos Angeles Angels\t$16,500,000 10) Carlos Zambrano\tChicago Cubs\t$16,000,000 11) dl-Andy Pettitte\tNew York Yankees\t$16,000,000 12) Bobby Abreu\tNew York Yankees\t$16,000,000 13) Carlos Delgado\tNew York Mets\t$16,000,000 14) Mike Hampton\tAtlanta Braves\t$15,975,185 15) Magglio Ordonez\tDetroit Tigers\t$15,768,175 16) Rafael Furcal\tLos Angeles Dodgers\t$15,730,196 17) Jim Thome\tChicago White Sox\t$15,666,667 18) Tim Hudson\tAtlanta Braves\t$15,500,000 19) Richie Sexson\tSeattle Mariners\t$15,500,000 20) Vladimir Guerrero\tLos Angeles Angels\t$15,500,000 21) Aramis Ramirez\tChicago Cubs\t$15,250,000 22) dl-Jason Schmidt\tLos Angeles Dodgers\t$15,217,401 23) Sdl-Randy Johnson\tArizona Diamondbacks\t$15,100,546 24) Mariano Rivera\tNew York Yankees\t$15,000,000 25) Miguel Tejada\tHouston Astros\t$14,811,415 26) Andruw Jones\tLos Angeles Dodgers\t$14,726,911 27) Lance Berkman\tHouston Astros\t$14,500,000 28) Barry Zito\tSan Francisco Giants\t$14,500,000 29) Pat Burrell\tPhiladelphia Phillies\t$14,250,000 30) dl-John Smoltz\tAtlanta Braves\t$14,000,000 31) J.D. Drew\tBoston Red Sox\t$14,000,000 32) Alfonso Soriano\tChicago Cubs\t$14,000,000 33) Mark Buehrle\tChicago White Sox\t$14,000,000 34) Albert Pujols\tSt. Louis Cardinals\t$13,870,950 35) Troy Glaus\tSt. Louis Cardinals\t$13,500,000 36) Adrian Beltre\tSeattle Mariners\t$13,400,000 37) Gary Sheffield\tDetroit Tigers\t$13,326,306 38) Derrek Lee\tChicago Cubs\t$13,250,000 39) A.J. Burnett\tToronto Blue Jays\t$13,200,000 40) Jorge Posada\tNew York Yankees\t$13,100,000 41) David Ortiz\tBoston Red Sox\t$13,000,000 42) Hideki Matsui\tNew York Yankees\t$13,000,000 43) Johnny Damon\tNew York Yankees\t$13,000,000 44) Roy Oswalt\tHouston Astros\t$13,000,000 45) Adam Dunn\tCincinnati Reds\t$13,000,000 46) Garret Anderson\tLos Angeles Angels\t$12,600,000 47) Frank Thomas\tToronto Blue Jays\t$12,560,000 48) Carlos Lee\tHouston Astros\t$12,500,000 49) Mark Teixeira\tAtlanta Braves\t$12,500,000 50) Mike Lowell\tBoston Red Sox\t$12,500,000 Fuck baseball.
You obviously have never played the sport. Its much better than standing around and basically playing a game of "Red light, Green light" with the bases.
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Baseball=boring, no action. just sit around, waiting for the ball hits. football=Hella fun! always action, There is no time to sit down!
I enjoy baseball, especially when I am high. Football is my favorite though probably cause thats what sport I was best at. But oh well thats how sports is, you get a real good salary if you are good at what you do. I'm not going to complain about it.
Plus, professional sports are a huge stimulator for the economy. Consider the tickets being sold, the chartered transportation, lodging and food for the team, merchandise, television deals, advertising, sponsorship, the people who work for the teams and at the parks and stadiums. It's really amazing when you think about everything that goes into fielding a sports team for a season. They're not just playing a game. If professional sports disappeared, the economy and national morale would plummet.
Blasphemy. Football > baseball. I love to play baseball, but I can't stand to watch a whole game.. I can watch the world series, but no regular season game.... There's like what 200 fucking games in a baseball season... Kind of takes away from the importance of each game ya know... Anyways, is there a salary cap in baseball?? 28mil is fucking ridiculous.