It's not that simple
If soccer "stars" were simply paid from the receipts from match tickets, it wouldn't bother me in the slightest that fans were prepared to put up with that state of affairs. In reality though, it's actually pretty hard to avoid every single product that's been linked with soccer for promotional reasons, and I can't watch cricket and rugby on Sky without paying for soccer, so they're getting some of my hard-earneds too.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Mon 19 Oct 2009, 11:52, Reply)