cardiologists who saved him were likely to have earned £85‚000 a year. Muamba‚ a 23 year old young footballer‚ earned 5 million pounds a year. Is it right that lifesavers are paid almost 60 times less than some of the lowest paid footballers in the Premier League? It was in 1885 when the professional footballer was born. The FA announced that it was “in the interests of Association Football‚ to legalise the employment of professional football players‚ but only under certain restrictions.” So it was that
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90 grand in 90 minutes It has been argued worldwide that footballers today are getting overpaid for their profession. Society has argued that excessive amounts of money is being spent on the players themselves despite their occupation offering minimal benefits to the general public and it being more of a hobby than a job‚ in contrast‚ It can be argued that footballers must also face struggle and hardship over the course of their career. The increasingly high pay of the average footballer has
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for such an enormous price tag demonstrates the spending power Major League Soccer can have for signing big name players. To lore such a superstar player to a league that is considered a lower tier than others around the world‚ Major League Soccer needed a homerun. The second reason for the huge price tag was to say to other big time players that there is a home for their talents as well in the United States within Major League
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References: Bolchover D‚ Brady C. 2002. The 90 Minute Manager — Business Census from the Dug-out. Pearson: London. Bose M. 1999. Manchester Unlimited — The Rise and Rise of the World’s Premier Football Club. Orion Business: London. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons‚ Ltd. Strategic Change‚ December 2004
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club’s success. Sunderland‚ who are one point above the bottom three‚ have failed to win any of their past eight matches‚ a dismal run that convinced their owner‚ Ellis Short‚ to sack O’Neill and turn to Di Canio‚ who resigned as the manager of the League One side Swindon Town in February. "We are playing Sunderland‚ not the manager‚" said Benítez. "I don’t think the manager can make that much difference if they do not have the right players. They will be different on Sunday so we will have to concentrate
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consistently at the highest level in England and Europe. Football being an internationally accepted sport with Europe being the center piece of this affection‚ it has been suggested that the English Premiership is arguably the most colourful and entertaining League in the world with a viewer following that could be estimated into hundreds of millions weekly and Arsenal would also arguably be elected as its most entertaining team
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento‚ KBE (born October 23‚ 1940 in Três Corações‚ Brazil)‚ best known by his nickname Pelé‚ is a former Brazilian football player. In his native Brazil‚ Pelé is hailed as a national hero for his accomplishments and contribution to the game‚[2] in addition to being officially declared the football ambassador of the world by FIFA and a national treasure by the Brazilian government. He is also acknowledged for his vocal support of policies to improve the social conditions of
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Why is Soccer So Popular in Europe? As we all know‚ soccer is the most popular sport in Europe and even in the world. People from every culture and in every level of society all feel crazy and enthusiastic about soccer. Soccer is defined as “a form of football played between two teams of 11 players‚ in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands‚ except in the case of the goalkeepers‚ who may use their hands to catch‚ carry‚ throw‚ or
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over the country‚ people begin to find that that rules in certain areas were different. This caused much confusion for many of the participants‚ therefore the next stage in sport was to form untied rules and governing bodies. In 1888 the Football League was inaugurated with 12 founder clubs Accrington‚ Aston Villa‚ Blackburn Rovers‚ Bolton Wanderers‚ Burnley‚ Derby County‚ Everton‚ Nott’s County‚ Preston North End‚ Stoke F.C. (renamed Stoke City in 1928)‚West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers
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David Beckham: The Best Football Soccer Player. By Aldo Villalba Balderas October/27 Th /2012 English Mr. Bart Black David Beckham: The Best Football Soccer Player. The opportunity to play a world cup or play in two famous teams is unique. This is the dream of all the young people that want to play soccer and be the best football soccer player. The wish to be a professional soccer player‚ the wish to be a champion‚ the wish to be the best soccer player‚ the wish to be famous. This
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