Why are athletes paid so much?

iamthegray (62)in #sports • 5 years ago

Because they make so much money for their sponsors. That implies that the more money an athlete brings to the organizer/sponsors determines how much he would get.

Broadcasting Rights

Think of the English Premier League EPL for instance. The right to air those matches are auctioned yearly. If I'm a Television operator, my bid would be based on how popular the league is among my viewers. In Nigeria, the EPL is very popular songs DSTV (the biggest broadcasting company) always pay a lot for rights to show air the matches live.

In Nigeria, the EPL is popular because of clubs like Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool and a few others. These clubs are popular because of the talented players they have on their team. Henry and Kanu made Arsenal very popular in Nigeria before they left the club

Stadium Earnings

Players also make a lot of money when they attract fans. For instance, if Messi were to play a match in Nigeria, a lot of people would want to watch the match live at the stadium regardless of the cost.

With that, it's only fair that talented players that draw in a lot of fans are compensated heavily so they can stay with the club and keep performing

5 years ago in #sports by iamthegray (62)

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full-measure (64) 5 years ago

It's funny how people can feel weird about athletes making a lot... but then like, for Hollywood actors, do they feel the same? I feel like I never hear "why does he make $10million dollars for dressing up and saying some lines?" lol

There's a demand for watching what they do, basically, as your answer says.

(Both things probably should become more decentralized over time.. like a bigger amount of athletes/artists earning smaller pieces of the pie.. but both are totally fair in the world as it is now imo)

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