To feel absolutely disgusted by this?

NOBODY is worth that amount of money.
I hope the club that bought him goes bust.
PSG - wherever, whatever club that is?

It's disgraceful. My DH is an avid football fan and usually says 'well it's supply and demand' but even he is raging today.

Apparently this club is owned by Qatar so the whole thing is political and nothing to do with sport as we once knew it.

I'm about to borrow money to help pay for a funeral....

It is madness. What would any of us do with that sort of money, assuming it is spent on oneself anD family? I can't even begin to think what I might spend it on - except perhaps buy a house for two of my children who need it. And then what?

Perhaps these inflated ticket prices are fuelled by teams paying bloody obscene, astronomical, ridiculous amounts for players.

It's a vicious circle phoenix my son and 7 year old grandson are season ticket holders at (newly relegated) Sunderland . They love their time together "at the match". Sunderland (like the other North East clubs) are very family orientated and you will not see any trouble. The ridiculous wages paid to some of the top players (you won't find any of those at Sunderland ha ha) does push up the ticket price as clubs have to try and attract the superstars and the best players in order to do well. The premier league is effectively run by a few top clubs "the untouchables" just buy their way to the top. No longer sport just business. Sky TV is so powerful (dangling its huge pay off to the top clubs) they dictate kick offs to suit their schedules.

Just heard on the news that the 25 year old footballer in question will earn 40 million pounds a year before tax. Also the amount paid for other transfers will go up because of the 200 million paid for him. I can't get my head around these figures. Imagine what the total amounts are for all transfer fees and salaries.

Sorry Farnorth I don't see what that link has to do with the cost of her holiday.

The cost of the Mays' holiday is a bit alarming too.
www.thecanary.co/2017/08/02/hollywood-power-couple-just-ruined-theresa-mays-summer-holiday-imagetweets/

I tell my DH he should stop going to matches as he is supporting the system. He still goes even though he agrees about the money and control that Sky has. IMO Sky is undermining British culture. It is dictating the timed of matches. At one time families organised round the Saturday match at 3:00p.m..Now it can be anytime any day to fit with TV scheduling. At least we don't have Sky tv.

22 men kicking a ball of air about and earning obscene amounts of money about makes my blood boil too. Whatever the result of the game it won't change our lives. Now if surgeons, doctors and many other professionals were earning big bucks that would be reasonable.

You are not alone - this is something that has caused in this household for some time now.
And tax avoidance when people 'earn' so much money yet are greedy enough to want even more by not paying their dues.

I am really heartened by the responses, as many will know it's not often that I post on "serious" topics, but this issue has really got me feeling bloody cross.

The saddest thing is that there is bugger all we can do about it

How refreshing to see how well the England women's football team are doing
(not that I am a football fan, but I would cheer them on)

Football is now a multinational business not a sport of the people any more. It is obscene that anyone is bought/sold . That type of money is unimaginable for most of us. The gap between the wealthiest and poorest is growing alarmingly. Fewer rich and increasing poor. This is not a good scenario.

I thought I heard on the news that this footballer, of whom I have never heard, is moving from one Continental club to another Continental club not a British club, for £200 million give or take a million or so.

However, they are all paid obscene amounts for running around, kicking a ball and hugging each other.

That is exactly what DH says, Auntieflo

I completely agree with the previous comments. But what I don't understand is why the people who attract such huge salaries are not paid on results. Sign them up for an agreed term and then pay a salary for that contract. At the end, if and when they fulfill their obligations, pay them a bonus. Or is that too simplistic?

I will confess that I loathe, hate and detest football! It does seem to be a sport that often seems to end with the supporters engaging in what might be deemed gang warfare.

However, I suppose that there might be a positive side, perhaps a father and son enjoying time together at matches.

BUT, apparently, entry fees to football matches have become very expensive, perhaps putting them out of the reach of many families.

Perhaps these inflated ticket prices are fuelled by teams paying bloody obscene, astronomical, ridiculous amounts for players.

I can remember my father being enraged to read that footballers were going to be paid £20 a week! I think at that time he was being paid between £5 and £10 (obviously as a child I wasn't told anything about the family finances) He thought £20 a week was a ludicrous amount to pay someone for playing a game. Heaven knows what he'd think today.

In Scotland, HM Revenue has been given the go ahead by the Supreme Court to pursue those football clubs who are involved in EBT schemes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18169502

That's a moot point Charleygirl . Apologies for the DM cut & paste but I'll look for a more reputable source More than 180 fabulously wealthy Premier League stars are using private companies and other legal schemes to cut millions from their tax bills, it emerged today.
The footballers, including the majority of the England team, are using the legal loophole to avoid tax on 'image rights' paid to them by their clubs.
The Sunday Times claims that Ander Herrera of Manchester United and Cesar Azpilicueta of Chelsea will save almost £1million between them using companies and other tax arrangements."

And still supporters pay silly money to go and watch them

I have my tin hat on but the only thing in their favour is that they have a short shelf life playing football but I do agree, it really is far too much. The Inland Revenue must be rubbing their hands with glee, that is if they are paying the IR legitimately.

I hate them, I hate them all.

It's an obscene amount of money.
I used to teach children to whom I had to give breakfast in the morning, as they had nothing to eat from their school lunch the day before, because their parents had no money to feed them.
No-one needs that amount of money, it's plain greed.