Reality Cheque for Moneybags Footballers?
You don't have to talk about football for long without hearing about the excessive wages the top players are on. However when you see injuries like that poor Eduardo Da Silva of Arsenal sustained the other day, it bears mentioning that there is flip side to taking in all that fame and fortune.
The man's foot was partially severed from his leg at the ankle in a triple break!
As an ex-boxer, I've long had contempt for the way some players fall and roll around like big girl's blouses after the slightest touch but footballers really put themselves on the line each time they cross that white line.
Having said that, do these soccer stars deserve our sympathy or are these injuries just an occupational hazard which every working person faces?
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Veron Graham - telling it like it is.
Would you trade places with a footballer on a million pound plus a year if it meant you could suffer an injury like Eduardo did?
For those who seriously love the game, injury is not an issue, as it comes with the teritory of being a top sportsperson. Having played football and quite a high level myself and sustained multiple injuries i can honestly say i would trade places with Eduardo. However, i feel footballers (especially the forigners, who incidently are the richest because they are usually better than their english counterparts) have a bad repuatation due to the antics of young brash ("baby-bentley") footballers of 2008, im thinking of guys like Jermaine Pennant, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Bradley Wright-Phillips.
Oooo! Controversial, Mr Dore!
I'm sure you played for the love of the sport but don't you feel that a lot more youngsters are lured into playing because of the vast amounts of cash and celebrity available.
Isn't it interesting that an American billionaire businessman, Sir Allen Stanford, is now looking to bankroll the 'sexing up' of cricket in the UK?
Don't you think that too much money ruins sport?