Why does this subject raise such anger in people, in a way that the payments to musicians and actors doesn't? Is this mostly a British thing?
Even in the days of the maximum wage, people like George Formby and Gracie Fields were earning hundreds of thousands a year, to the apparent indifference of their fans, while footballers were paid at a rate synonymous with the skilled working class.
Football is part of the entertainment industry, lest we forget.
Even in the days of the maximum wage, people like George Formby and Gracie Fields were earning hundreds of thousands a year, to the apparent indifference of their fans, while footballers were paid at a rate synonymous with the skilled working class.
Football is part of the entertainment industry, lest we forget.
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