![]() ![]() He earns in just one endorsement of many, $100 million over 5 years from Reebok. Golfer, Tiger Woods, who is the richest figure in sport at 24, is set to become the first sports star to be a billionaire. Sports stars also have short careers and their careers could be cut short at any time due to an injury like Norman Whiteside who damaged his leg in his mid-twenties and was unable to play again.Ī lot of sports stars make most of their money through sponsorship deals. The scarcity of highly talented players demands money competition to sign the best players. However there is only a tiny proportion of the population who have the skills generated by pro athletes at the highest level. Harry Kewell left Leeds United to join Liverpool for £5 million but the players’ agent made himself £2 million from the deal, which is shocking. Another reason for sports stars becoming greedy is the performers’ agents who try to make the most money for themselves out of any transfers. In MLB last summer the players went on strike because they wanted more money. In National Hockey League (NHL) there is no tax on wages as the players wouldn’t agree and threatened to go on strike. In most sports however this isn’t the case as sports stars have become very greedy. Its hurlers and gaelic footballers put in large amounts of training and give up time in work for the sport they love. If you have a bad day and you get knocked out in round 1 you only get £2,250 it all matters on the day.Ī sport for which athletes don’t get paid at all involves the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). For instance the winner of the Embassy Snooker Championship gets £260,000 but there are 127 other people competing for the prize. Examples are: tennis darts, pool, snooker and golf. In other sports performers get paid on how well they compete in tournaments. Both what fishers and yachters earn in a bog tournament is a stark difference to the thousands of pounds other sports stars are on. In the biggest Fishing competition in Florida the “Caloosa Catch and Release” averages over £17,500 rewarded in prize money and over 50 people compete for the money. In Yachting biggest event the Rolex Middle Sea Race that takes place in Malta a 150,000 prize is for the winner however the race spans 19 days. However there are other sports, which don’t pay well such as yachting, curling and fishing. These sports stars are very talented and there a only a few of them so a lot of people believe they are getting what they deserve. However don’t fool yourself that all footballers or baseball players get paid that much because most don’t. In the National Football League (NFL) Alex Rodriguez of Texas Rangers is on $22 million each year and in Major League Baseball (MLB) Mammy Ramirez of the New York Yankees signed a contract recently worth $25.2 million a year for 8 years. During the summer two years ago Sol Campbell indicated he would be leaving Tottenham Hotspur on the Bosman Ruling and before signing for Arsenal, Italian giants Inter Milan offered him £100,000 per week tax free. ![]() Soccer players, American football players, hockey and baseball players all get paid huge amounts of money some are in excess of £100,000 per week. They get paid more than our emergency services, which is unbelievable considering they save lives. More to the point do you agree with the ridiculous salaries these players are on? I don’t as these stars are doing something that they enjoy and are getting paid huge amounts for it. In Florence outside Fiorentina’s Artemo Franchi stadium stands a statue for former player Gabrielle Batistuta. Sports stars become great role models for our children and are people we look up to, almost god-like. So are professional sports stars paid too much? This question crops up a lot in every day conversation. Are professional sport stars paid too much? ![]()
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