“Soccer is a gentlemen sport played by hooligans. Rugby is a hooligan sport played by gentlemen.”
While I’d enjoy playing soccer myself, the competitive scene is completely bereft of soul; a front for gambling and advertising. It’s despicable and unethical that professional soccer players earn as much as they do.
Don’t forget massive corruption and slavery.
As a person who watches a fair bit of the sport, I absolutely agree.
They wouldn’t make so much money if they didn’t generate that much money. They’re paid what they’re worth, if not underpaid given their contribution to the total revenue of a club, IMO.
In the grand scheme of things, from an ethical point of view, they’re worth nothing as they don’t contribute anything of true value to societal change. In other words, pure entertainment, bread and circuses.
idk man, i get that and appreciate your pov, arent they just another member of the working class getting their surplus labor stolen by corporate slime balls? ultimately getting shafted once they are too old?
obviously many of these celebrity athletes are horrible people working the system for individual benefit, but idk, i feel these are people who need their chains cut too.
let me know if you disagree! not sure im completely sold on this position…
I don’t think it’s fair to highlight that some pro athletes are horrible people as a mark against them being paid well as there are horrible people in every profession. Otherwise I agree with your first paragraph 100%. I will say that because they make enough to live extremely comfortably for the rest of their lives that it’s difficult to argue that they should get more of the cut, even if it’s revenue generated off of their work.
Oof I couldn’t disagree more. By that thought, artists, musicians, and any other entertainers are worth nothing, and that’s just wrong. Do you think that professional musicians shouldn’t make lots of money as well? What about actors or the people that work in theater production? Is that whole industry worth nothing as well?
Rapist gets along with rapist
I know Ronaldo is a tax dodger but rapist??
What does Ronaldo want from Trump
What does SA want with Trump is likely the question, Ronaldo is likely just cashing their paychecks
Interesting to see a president trying to curry favor with a global icon like Ronaldo, but let’s not forget his own administration has been more of a problem for America than CR7 will ever be.
Wait… Does DJT actually like real football?
Trump likes anyone or anything that shamelessly fans his ego.
It’s insane how transparent and exploitable that aspect of his personality is.
