Are professional sport stars paid too much?

... Are professional sport stars paid too much? So are professional sports stars paid too much? This question crops up a lot in every day conversation. Sports stars become great role models for our children and are people we look up to, almost god-like. In Florence outside Fiorentina's Artemo Franchi stadium stands a statue for former player Gabrielle Batistuta. More to the point do you agree with the ridiculous salaries these players are on? I don't as these stars are doing something that they enjoy and are getting paid huge amounts for it. They get paid more than our emergency services, which is unbelievable considering they save lives. Soccer players, American football players, hockey and baseball players all get paid huge amounts of money; some are in excess of £100,000 per week. During the summer two years ago Sol Campbell indicated he would be leaving Tottenham Hotspur on the Bosman Ruling and

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