Reese1972
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CylonRed
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1 edit | At times Michael Schumacher was reportedly making $75 mil a year to race a F1 car for 16-20 races a year...
the figures for both Michael and the soccar player includes endorsement deals - so it is not pure salary. | |
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| Re: 50 million a year! said by CylonRed  :At times Michael Schumacher was reportedly making $75 mil a year to race a F1 car for 16-20 races a year... the figures for both Michael and the soccar player includes endorsement deals - so it is not pure salary. From the December 06 edition of F1 Racing, Michael Schumacher's salary...not total income...salary at Ferrari for 2006 was $65 mil.
Since 1996 his salary has given him a cumulative $495m in earnings. Before endorsements and other deals, which are estimated to be almost near his salary total. 
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Maccawolf
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1 edit | Could the soccer player you're referring to be David Beckham?????
He IS the best in the world you know. Besides, don't MOST top athletes in sports receive contracts for ung*dly amounts of money?
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| Re: 50 million a year! said by Maccawolf :Could the soccer player you're referring to be David Beckham????? He IS the best in the world you know. Besides, don't MOST top athletes in sports receive contracts for ung*dly amounts of money? Did you just sensor the word "God"...? 
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| Re: 50 million a year! said by nfx :said by Maccawolf :Could the soccer player you're referring to be David Beckham????? He IS the best in the world you know. Besides, don't MOST top athletes in sports receive contracts for ung*dly amounts of money? Did you just sensor the word "God"...? G-d is commonly used in the Jewish faith as well a many many other people do that.
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icp1
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| said by Maccawolf :Could the soccer player you're referring to be David Beckham????? He IS the best in the world you know. Ptth, not even close to the best player, especially now.
Best known, yes, best player, no way. | |
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drslash
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| That's peanuts!
Tiger Woods made $90 million last year as the top paid athlete.
Spielberg made $332 mil and Oprah $225 mil
Funny thing is, Bill Gates would jump out a window if he woke up and realized he only had Oprah's money!! 
»www.forbes.com/2006/06/12/06cele···and.html
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CylonRed
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| »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schumacher
Read the section "Family and off-track life" - he was the first billionaire sports celebrity. $40 MILLION for 16-22 races a year then another estimated $40 million from sponsors. One sponsor paid him $8 million for a " 10 centimeters by 8 advertisement on his post-race cap." | |
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Doubledee32
join:2002-06-20
Charlotte, NC
| Well I personally don't see soccer being on the level of Football,Baseball or even the NBA so I don't see the sense in it. I heard on GMA this morning that his sneaker line was outrageously priced(over $400.00. But this guy won't take america by storm you can bet on it! | |
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DataDoc
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said by Hall :This is a surprise to most Americans, but soccer or football, is the most popular sport in the world. Soccer is played in literally every country in the world. You can't say that for football, baseball, or basketball... Just to keep things rolling, here's some stats (circa 2002) as to what is the "most popular" sport.
Soccer is #4. It's probably really #2 or 3, judging from other information on that page.
Newer stats are welcome, please cite your sources.
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Fountainhead
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clubs: | Re: 50 million a year! I believe that what he meanted to say was professional sport as measured in terms of viewership / attendance
In that case, soccer is by far #1
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Hall
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Dayton, OH | At first I was going to say "I stand corrected", but now I have to wonder about those stats... Table tennis, badminton, and dragon boat racing ??
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DataDoc
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| Re: 50 million a year! said by Hall :At first I was going to say "I stand corrected", but now I have to wonder about those stats... Table tennis, badminton, and dragon boat racing ?? It all depends on what you mean by "most popular". I have no axe to grind, as I don't follow sports.
Here's a page of stats »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_lea···endances
Just eyeballing the figures shows soccer outdraws any other sport.
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idlewillkill
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| said by DataDoc :said by Hall :This is a surprise to most Americans, but soccer or football, is the most popular sport in the world. Soccer is played in literally every country in the world. You can't say that for football, baseball, or basketball... Just to keep things rolling, here's some stats (circa 2002) as to what is the "most popular" sport. Soccer is #4. It's probably really #2 or 3, judging from other information on that page. Newer stats are welcome, please cite your sources. That chart has to be messed. Hockey Canada estimates 2 million Canucks play hockey. »www.hockeycanada.ca/index.cfm/ci···id/1.htm
I daresay that number is conservative.
Add in the USA, Russia, Czech Republic, Sweden, et al, it's WAY over 3 million. By the same token, I question the assertion that volleyball has more participants than soccer. | |
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| Re: 50 million a year! said by idlewillkill :... I question the assertion that volleyball has more participants than soccer. The figures are old, and the poster questions their accuracy in several cases, on the original page below the graph. Many figures seemed overly optomistic, and some sources even agreed once questioned.
So, find some better figures.
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Grethor
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Buffalo, NY | Rub your eyes and emerge from under your rock. Soccer is by far the biggest sport in the world. FYI, the world of sports encompasses more than just what happens in our backyard, the good ole USA. | |
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hkancyr
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West Haven, CT | When you look around in 6 months and everyone seems to have a soccer ball on or near them, and we are all lathered up about the world cup, you will know what a shrewd deal it was.........not. | |
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DrModem
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USA | Heh, I think athletes get way too much money for what they do. And movie stars also. Really, is playing football or acting in front of a camera worth millions of dollars? | |
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Maccawolf
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1 edit | Re: 50 million a year! said by DrModem :Heh, I think athletes get way too much money for what they do. And movie stars also. Really, is playing football or acting in front of a camera worth millions of dollars? While in theory, I agree that they really get paid too much money, and I do my part by NOT participating in them (even as a spectator), but they could be doing a lot worse things to bring home the same kind of money, like selling drugs or selling weapons or other things along those lines. Given the choice, I'd rather see them as semi-role models of sports stars and actors/actresses.
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reub2000
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| said by DrModem :Heh, I think athletes get way too much money for what they do. And movie stars also. Really, is playing football or acting in front of a camera worth millions of dollars? If the owner of the team can make millions in ticket sales, then yes playing football is worth millions of dollars.
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Bonne Terre, MO | Re: 50 million a year! Thats nothing, the US payed some Japan baseball player $50million JUST TO TALK TO HIM.
The world has its priorities mixed up thats for sure. | |
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| soothsayer15
join:2002-03-01
Irving, TX
| said by DrModem :Heh, I think athletes get way too much money for what they do. And movie stars also. Really, is playing football or acting in front of a camera worth millions of dollars? I hate when people say athletes get paid too much money, that's a foolish statement. They are the ones generating the revenue. Where should the money go? To the billionaire team owners? The money isn't coming to you. Get over it.
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reub2000
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| Re: 50 million a year! said by Hall :The end-result though is the average family often can't afford to go to a baseball game or football game anymore... Tickets up in the nose-bleed section for the Cincinnati Reds cost close to $15/each. A family of four is $45 ... plus parking ... and then you've got the "food and drinks". $4-5 for a beer or $3-4 for a soda. It can add up real quick ! That's because people are willing to pay that much to see a game.
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| Re: 50 million a year! said by reub2000 :said by Hall :The end-result though is the average family often can't afford to go to a baseball game or football game anymore... Tickets up in the nose-bleed section for the Cincinnati Reds cost close to $15/each. A family of four is $45 ... plus parking ... and then you've got the "food and drinks". $4-5 for a beer or $3-4 for a soda. It can add up real quick ! That's because people are willing to pay that much to see a game. Exactly. Like my economics professor in college said, goods and services are worth whatever someone is willing to pay.
If attendance at a Reds game dropped to 100 people a game, do you did they'd still charge that much? After the baseball strike in the 90's, seats were going for dirt cheap because Major League Baseball knew people were disgusted by rich people arguing over how to divide money. By as prices kept rising, people kept going. They will keep rising until people decide it's not worth the price.
BTW, I hear about these families that "can't afford it", but the kids have $70 jeans, $150 shoes, $50 shirts, and a fancy cell phone. All this while being driven around in the 12 mile per gallon SUV. Give me a break about can't afford. They'll all have iPhones in June. | |
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CylonRed
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| Re: 50 million a year! 100 people won't make a difference - it would take 500-1K poeple to make a real difference and see a price change. Maybe more becuase the Red's are one of the cheapest teasm to see so they can't lower their prices much more.
I know I can't afford the games and I have none of those items basic phonmes for us and I don't pay more than $30 for jeans and $50 for tennis shoes. | |
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join:2002-11-23
Whitehall, PA
| The worst part, in my mind, is that Beckham's deal will raise the retail prices of products advertised during games even for those customers that don't watch the games. Every large contract does this. I don't watch MLB or NBA games, but I help pay those players every time I go to the grocery store, buy gasoline, or have a beer. Only a total boycott of many products could get someone out of the loop. | |
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insomniac84
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Schererville, IN | The sad part is he will not make american soccer any more popular than it already is(or unpopular if you a realist). | |
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joako
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| Like the other poster said ENDORSEMENTS. I believe the world cup is one of the most watched sporting events worldwide, you are a multi-billion dollar global conglomerate (IE: Siemens) how much would you pay to have your name seen on the worlds largest sporting event????
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viperpa33s
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Bradenton, FL | Some athletes are good but make the big money cause not only they are good but because people go and see them. If people would stop going to baseball games for example, just think how much these baseball players would be making. | |
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obeythelaw
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Bayonne, NJ
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| In the end, we all know the first game will be sold out. The question is, does Becks raise the level of play to continue bringing them back. Sure, you'll always have the die hards at the games, but can he bring some people to the stadium who wouldn't normally watch soccer. My guess is that all the teams that play the Galaxy at their respective stadiums will get a boost in attendance when he comes to town. I really do hope he succeeds in enhancing the game of soccer here.
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