Are professional athletes overpaid? That is a question that you often hear in the sports world. With the sky-rocketing salaries that many professional teams offer franchise players and top draft picks let’s take a look at whether the facts support this concept.
As a former athlete, I know first had that the wear and tear on the body for the average high school athlete can have devastating long-term effects. Injuries sustained even in middle school can haunt athletes for the rest of their lives.
Soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal commands a salary of $58 million
Sporting events serve as America’s favorite pastime and is the world’s largest form of entertainment. Professional sporting events generate billions of dollars for club owners. The main attraction is the highly skilled athlete that has trained for the majority of his or her life, in most cases.
Numerous research studies' indicate that over half of the population believe that athletes are overpaid. However,
the industry will pay a top-performing, highly-skilled athlete a wage that is in line with the franchises can afford.
The player will receive an offer within the salary cap for the organization; based on performance, the price of tickets, merchandise and in most cases the success of the team overall.
I my opinion, athletes are not overpaid especially if the salary is compared to the gross earnings that the team's owner will generate from the talent on the roster.
NBA legend LeBron James of the USA is the second highest paid athlete in the world, according to Forbes.
Athletes are paid for their expertise, ability to sell tickets and entertain fans. If the owner makes billions, the athletes should make a salary based on the value they bring to the organization.
The athletes are not overpaid, its simple math considering how much money is flowing into sports and that is mostly due to the players making it attractive to watch, hence the amount of money. The question should be, shouldnt there be done more to keep competitions fair? The biggest clubs have the best players because they borrow money from their governments or have rich arabic or russian owners who inject their own capital into their clubs which creates an inbalance that gets worse and worse every year. Just look at the latest transfer to be, Neymar from barcelona to psg. Costing $250M and him going to earn $70M a year
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