Overpaid Athletes

Like in every professional sport, there are some players that earn more than one could ever imagine. One star often makes more than a neighboring team's whole salary! Is it necessary to get paid 20, 30, even 50 million dollars? It sounds crazy, and I think it is. Take into consideration some of the world's most famous players. Cristiano Ronaldo. Lionel Messi. Carlos Tevez. Frank Ribery. It seems these players have enough money to run a small country. These player's salary topple over millions of millions, reaching 40 million dollars. However, I am not against it. People underestimate the time they put into this. Watching what they eat. Training multiple times per day. Taking care of themselves. Meanwhile, paparazzi swarm around them even as they go to buy groceries. All the pressure of making a single mistake and getting criticized by the world is always with them. A colombian player, Andres Escobar, scored an own goal in the 1994 World Cup. He was later shot in his arrival home. Thousands, no millions of people watch their every move. Not all players are paid well, however. Many professional teams in Africa and Eastern Europe have players that work part time in other jobs. Soccer is actually one of the least paid sports. It is the most popular sport in the world, and only a select few get paid like this. If it was easy, wouldn't you do it too?