I would take the opposite perspective

Football is the probably only the fifth most popular team sport in America, yet there are quite a few players earning over $1 million. That's quite remarkable if you ask me. I've no idea what the fifth most popular team sport is in the UK, but whatever it is, I don't suppose the salaries are anything near that level.

Posted By: King on May 9th 2013 at 13:37:35

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MLS salaries (Other Football) - fal5taff, May 9, 13:09:40
- no wonder Yanks don't aspire to play soccer (Other Football) - CWC, May 9, 13:26:56
  - I would take the opposite perspective (Other Football) - King, May 9, 13:37:35
- Would have been interesting to see what Beckham was on (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, May 9, 13:19:51
  - Found it - $3m (n/m) (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, May 9, 13:22:40
    - Thought it was $6.5M a year $32.5M over 5 years... (n/m) (Other Football) - Vivid Data Shark, May 9, 13:48:53
- twice what Rob Earnshaw gets... (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 9, 13:18:55
  - ...but a tenth of what Tim Cahill earns (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 9, 13:20:20
    - blimey. Kai earns more than Alessandro Nesta... (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 9, 13:21:42
      - but less than Darren O'Dear! Travesty! (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 9, 13:22:10
        
        Oh, and Darel Russell is on there... $110k (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 9, 13:23:00
        
        so about ?70k pa (Other Football) - CWC, May 9, 13:34:35
        
        Apparently, Bury have loads of first team players on mimimum wage. (Other Football) - CB41, May 9, 13:39:43
        
        blimey, + answering my own question: (Other Football) - CWC, May 9, 13:54:49
        
        It's also what brings most of the money in though. That's part of the problem. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 9, 14:19:37
    - yet more than Juninho Pernambucano (n/m) (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, May 9, 13:21:06
- less than 6k a week (Other Football) - doncoop, May 9, 13:15:23
  - I'd struggle on that. :) (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, May 9, 13:16:44
    - always thought people should focus on the hourly rate of football players..... (n/m) (Other Football) - fal5taff, May 9, 13:17:48
      - Surely in the end the game will sort of implode with the money that's paid and we'll start (Other Football) - DrDublin, May 9, 13:19:11
        
        unfortunately i dont think it will happen. too many interested parties (Other Football) - fal5taff, May 9, 13:22:01
        
        Money money money fal, that's what it's really about I suppose. (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, May 9, 13:24:59

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