I was a real soccer mom not too long ago and fell in love with game. The men & women who partipate in this game at the professional level are the top of the athletic heap. The conditioning and training they must endure just to stay in the game! And then to finesse the ball around the field as if there was an invisible wire between the ball and teammates' feet sometimes. A well-played game can be so beautiful to witness. SO....are they worth the same amount of money that:
- football (american) players - play, sit, play, sit for 4 hours; lots of strategy, lots of braun, little action
- baseball players - no explanation needed; talent yes; exertion, I don't think so
- basketball players - close in terms of finesse at college level, less in pro
- hockey players - finesse again, but dynamic substitutions, smaller area, too much fighting. They have meaningful fouls/rules in soccer to protect players; please try it!
You bet soccer players can and are worth that much money!!
Of course, that assumes that any athlete or entertainer, for that matter, is worth that amount of money. I think not. But if society thinks otherwise, then by god, soccer players deserve to be up there with the highest earners!
