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That’s what the money is for
That’s what the money is for
They should stop treating themselves like products first.
When will be the time to pay them the money they deserve and not GDPs of countries
Classic reddit incapable of having a nuanced take. its possible for both the pay structure to be fucked alongside prioritising the health of fellow humans more. but nah they deserve to suffer cuz they make money than you.
And what about the football fan?
Erm, the players were the ones that forced the globalization of the market in football (see Bosman ruling). Beforehand,football was much more localized with only the World Cups serving as a global show off. Now, it’s a different market where everyone and their mother is searching high and wide across the globe for the next top talents.
Okay. Then pay them like human beings
Is this thread being astroturfed wtf… taking wages away from players would most likely mean that more profits go to owners or companies worth billions. Rotating a player for a meaningless game won’t drop revenues by any significant amount
“Products” like they aren’t paid millions a year and won’t retire at 40 with enough wealth for 5 generations lol, fuck outta here with this nonsense.
Oh purrrleeaaassseee. Footballers are the most oberpampered, overpaid, spoilt brats in the world of entertainment, besides actors. They get paid when they are injured, get paid when they are sick, get paid when they cant be bothered turning up for training,for a couple of hours a day. Think of the poorly paid staff behind the scene before you start crying about footballers
Players salaries go up, more games are added. Do I agree with it? Not really. But do I sympathize with players making millions of dollars for kicking a ball? Fuck no, especially when most of these players are shit human beings.
This take is always crazy to me, I don’t think it’s hard to understand that injuries can affect your mental health and that billion dollar organizations can do more to protect young players.
If only they were paid for this sacrifice
Yea uh, the players need to make a stand. Otherwise there will be more and more tournaments. It sucks, but they are the only ones that can stop this.
With the shit load of money they make the demands and expectations increase. I have sympathy for an athletes’ schedule. This is also quite ironic coming from an entity that is solely reliable on the product.