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Originally Posted by curves2000
Everything has become completely dislodged from reality in my mind. Although not a big soccer fan, I appreciate and understand the global aspect to it.
One thing I can not wrap my head around is some of the biggest names fleeing for Saudi and other leagues for money that is beyond comprehension for an athlete, who are in essences, employee's of clubs. I am a capitalist and pro businesses/free market etc.
I just can't ever picture or understand how these players can scuff their noses at getting paid 30,40,50 million Euros ($45-75 million CAD) a year and live in the coolest cities in Europe and arguably the world. They would rather be playing in leagues people don't follow to the same degree for 10 times the money, and I get it, I just don't know if I would ever have the balls or the morals to do it.
Wild times all around
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If someone came to you and offered you 10 times your wages to go work in Saudi Arabia for a few years - you wouldn't do it?
Its a bubble that will burst since there's only so much value you can get from it on the Saudi side - but not hard to understand why people would do it.