What tax benefits are these? I'm aware that a proportion can be syphoned off as 'image rights' but a player like Dunk would have a very hard job convincing the tax man if a significant chunk of his income was via this route.
I guess senior players at Chelsea probably have a daily fresh pair of boots provided by their sponsor these days? And I have read that John Terry has JT embroidered on his; what a cock.
I have no issue with those at the top being rewarded but I am struggling to think of a single other industry where someone would get paid so much without having first proved themself.