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» dantilles - British soccer's dodgy dealings

In response to British soccer's dodgy dealings posted by BrentSedo:
Wages in football (soccer) have certainly become a bit ridiculous now. What I find the most frustrating is the vicious circle of wages getting higher and then ticket prices going up. Presumably (in theory at least anyway), if wages went down then clubs could also decrease ticket prices and still make the same money. Of course I understand that it wouldn't work like this but it is sad that a lot of fans can't afford to watch their team play while the players on the field can be earning upwards of 100,000 per week.

I've always found it strange that America, the most perfect example of a capitalist economy, has such a socialist attitude towards its sports. Unlike soccer, where teams can continually get better and better and richer and richer, from what I gather in American Football the authorities do their best to level the playing field with salary caps and the draft. I've often debated with American friends over which system works better, but i certainly believe that soccer could learn some lessons, especially when it comes to salary caps and the distribution of money amongst clubs.

-- posted by dantilles