Ridiculous, of course there are.
Do you honestly think other young sports people, professional dancers, classical musicians put LESS time in than footballers...
... for a career than is likely to pay a fraction of a professional footballer.
For the players. The combined debt of the Premier League stood at (wait for it) 2.4 billion in 2012.
And here is an interesting stat. The money coming into the Premier League was almost double that of the German equivalent, but the Germans made much more profit.
Already said above, but I don't really care what individuals are earning it's whether the club can afford it and are investing enough money in their youth and academy areas to sustain their existence.
Not sure if anyone picked up on this but FFP is being challenged already in the courts. Not...