Some, like Piqué, even have their own clubs.

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Everyone knows that the dream of many people, from a very young age is to become professional footballers. In most cases, boys and girls sign up, from a very young age, to teams in their neighborhood, entities that keep charging a certain amount (in most cases just to cover expenses, that is, non-profit ) for each player who signs up.

Those teams, each in their leagues, struggle to ascend to more important competitions, where scouts "lurk" in search of talents that nurture the quarries of the great teams. In addition to fulfilling the dream of being a footballer, boys and girls (if they are lucky enough to be signed by a "big" club), they go from "paying" for playing football, to receiving small amounts of money for exercising their favorite sport . This small group of privileged people have managed to turn their passion into their profession.

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If they manage to maintain the level for a series of years, and the club is considering its renewals and upgrades, the salary and benefits that players perceive begins to increase exponentially. The world of football, by all is known, that moves huge amounts of money at the salary level.

Why can "exorbitant" wages be allowed in king sport? For the large audiences and fan phenomenon that football generates. Stadium assistance, merchandise acquisition, purchase of television "packages" of football, consumption in public places (which in turn pay for the services of being able to broadcast football live), etc. If the salaries that players perceive seem high to you, imagine the amount of money they "generate" around them so that clubs can afford it.

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