Comments on: Britain’s Beijing heroes can teach soccer a thing or two http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/08/26/britains-beijing-heroes-can-teach-soccer-a-thing-or-two/ World Soccer views and news Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:20:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Toby http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/08/26/britains-beijing-heroes-can-teach-soccer-a-thing-or-two/#comment-340512 Toby Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:06:52 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/08/26/britains-beijing-heroes-can-teach-soccer-a-thing-or-two/#comment-340512 Sorry, but whilst football may be the most popular game in England and I accept that they should be well paid athletes how can anyone really justify saleries between £10,000 - £100,000 per week??? According to a survey carried out in April 2006 the average top flight player earns £676,000 per annum (thats £13,000 per week). That surely has increased since once you take into inflation and player demand. Yes i know there will be claims that players only have a shelf life of 10 years, but thats still a staggering £6.76m over 10 years and i am certain that excludes any advertising contracts, interviews with Hello/OK magazine, let alone any interest earned on the income!!! Christ for that salery you would have thought they could at least manage to attend a course on manners, etiquette and public relations.... Sorry, but whilst football may be the most popular game in England and I accept that they should be well paid athletes how can anyone really justify saleries between £10,000 - £100,000 per week???

According to a survey carried out in April 2006 the average top flight player earns £676,000 per annum (thats £13,000 per week). That surely has increased since once you take into inflation and player demand.

Yes i know there will be claims that players only have a shelf life of 10 years, but thats still a staggering £6.76m over 10 years and i am certain that excludes any advertising contracts, interviews with Hello/OK magazine, let alone any interest earned on the income!!!

Christ for that salery you would have thought they could at least manage to attend a course on manners, etiquette and public relations….

]]> By: Dr Catherine Moloney http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/08/26/britains-beijing-heroes-can-teach-soccer-a-thing-or-two/#comment-340496 Dr Catherine Moloney Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:21:43 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/08/26/britains-beijing-heroes-can-teach-soccer-a-thing-or-two/#comment-340496 Simon Hart's point is well taken. England's footballers have scored something of an Own Goal by their hedonistic excesses, which contrast so unfavourably with the unassuming modesty of the Olympians. Simon Hart’s point is well taken. England’s footballers have scored something of an Own Goal by their hedonistic excesses, which contrast so unfavourably with the unassuming modesty of the Olympians.

]]> By: Sports news http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/08/26/britains-beijing-heroes-can-teach-soccer-a-thing-or-two/#comment-340454 Sports news Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:42:19 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/08/26/britains-beijing-heroes-can-teach-soccer-a-thing-or-two/#comment-340454 It's all about demand - Football is the most popular game in England and so Footballers are the highest paid athletes. But don't forget that football is also one of the most wearing sports there is and at the age of 30 they are already so Brocken down with joints damage and other injuries that will make the rest of their life not very comfortable, so let them have their glory and high salaries. It’s all about demand - Football is the most popular game in England and so Footballers are the highest paid athletes. But don’t forget that football is also one of the most wearing sports there is and at the age of 30 they are already so Brocken down with joints damage and other injuries that will make the rest of their life not very comfortable, so let them have their glory and high salaries.

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