Footballers living the dream

Thunder Bolt said:

This is a good article about the reality of footballers' lives. Yes, we all think they are living the dream, but the reality can be very different.

https://klifevskarel.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/footballers-living-the-dream/

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father_and_son said:

Its an interesting view point, but I will always struggle to feel sympathy for people who have the opportunity to be paid vast sums of money and received huge adulation and then whine when they take that opportunity and don't like the downsides - be they musicians, actors or sports people.

You can always quit and do something else, work in an office and play football for fun for the local pub team or play music with your mates or join an am-dram group. It is possible to exercise their talent WITHOUT doing it professionally. They may not get all the upside, but they avoid the downside. Some may feel you have "squandered your talent" but despite the contracts and the expectations, you can still leave the profession and move on to something else.


I'm not saying it isn't a life with downsides... just saying that it is a gravy train that you can get off if you don't want to live with the downsides.

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