Messi earns 400,000 Euros per week which is about 325,000 pounds.
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Football Thread 2011/12 |OT10| Silverware, promotion, survival, relegation and tears
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Messi earns 400,000 Euros per week which is about 325,000 pounds.
Vivalaraza
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Yep.
Or then for backing the Glazers and coming out with the "they're brilliant owners" crap.
Awesome Animals
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That'll be with his sponsor money though, unrelated to his wages from Barcelona
Secco, is that you?
Why, fade, why would you wish us this pippa immonda of a striker? Alright, alright, he's not that bad. Could be pretty decent, actually, in the right context. But seriously, if we're looking to buy a WC striker, then Pazzini can't be a real option. Please.
Vivalaraza
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I am fairly sure Lionel Messi is the highest paid player in the world, just on basic wage.
Edit - He earns $21m dollars before his bonus, which is £250k a week. Ronaldo is on something similar.
Edit - He earns $21m dollars before his bonus, which is £250k a week. Ronaldo is on something similar.
Also Don't they have a lower tax % in Spain?
Presumebly announcing Solskjaer as our next manager. I imagine we'll know more around 7pm when all stories like this seem to get discussed in mainstream media.
Do stoke need a new bus driver?
That would be much higher. With his sponsorship, etc. money he is making around $43.5 million per year according to this report. That works out to around €650,000 per week for his total compensation.
http://aol.sportingnews.com/soccer/...o-ronaldo-france-football-highest-paid-soccer
Awesome Animals
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Your just jealous Liverpool won't pay buy him ;P
Secco, is that you?
Why, fade, why would you wish us this pippa immonda of a striker? Alright, alright, he's not that bad. Could be pretty decent, actually, in the right context. But seriously, if we're looking to buy a WC striker, then Pazzini can't be a real option. Please.
Giving money to Inter can't be a real option.
Nice avatar! Random fact: Omar is almost as tall as Verratti.
Gareth Bale
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Was this posted?
Sounds about right...
I like it. I posted before that I hoped we'd make a run at him since it looks likely De Jong could move this summer. M'Vila could probably move ahead of Barry in the pecking order right off the bat.
MarshMellow96
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Social media network expert?
Source for that was Le10Sport who also said Gervinho was off to Man City before we signed him and that Hazard to Arsenal was a done deal, so I'd take it with a grain of salt.
How tall is he? Verratti, I mean. Where's that FM jpeg when you need it.
EDIT: 165cm. Taller than Giovinco!
Just when you thought ITV couldn't get any worse.
Silly Season has begun well and truly.
Fishing for a new deal if you ask me. 2 years to run at City and so much left to achieve!
DOBERMAN INC
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I really hope that City looking into M'Vila is wrong, Starting to look like they're just following our scouts around and then offering more money to players we want.
Vieira. Brilliant that he's at City and can take up this kind of role.
Well City have got no head scout at the moment.
Baconsaurus Rex
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City's youtube channel is absolutely flooding my subscription box.
HollovVpo1nt
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Messi earns in a week what most people earn in 15-20 years. That's really depressing if you think about it.
Not only Messi tho, pro football players in general.
It's a disgrace, but I've given up moaning about it. Just a given in the sport now. Non-entity players being on 5 grand a week are making quarter of a million a year before tax. It's absurd.
Freewheelin'
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Oh Wilbz
fadetoblack
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Secco, is that you?
Why, fade, why would you wish us this pippa immonda of a striker? Alright, alright, he's not that bad. Could be pretty decent, actually, in the right context. But seriously, if we're looking to buy a WC striker, then Pazzini can't be a real option. Please.
Consider the manner in which we've scored our goals this term: predominantly balls set up by our strikers and knocked in from around the area by our midfield, and balls over the top by Pirlo. Pazzini is perfectly capable of holding up the ball--I think in our recent history he'd be second only to Luca Toni who is an absolute master at the game--and converting scoring opportunities when given the ball in space in front of goal. The problem always came from when we expected Vucinic to create everything like a trequartista, which he clearly isn't. Pazzini isn't a world class striker, of course, but if he can bag fifteen goals then what more can we ask for? In any case, if he links up with Giovinco we'll have a real flash back to Sampdoria with Pazzini's deadly partnership with Cassano.
It isn't as bad an option as you think. That said, I'd still rather keep Borriello--he's cheaper and they'd effectively play the same role.
But no, of course not, he isn't my top choice. If I was Marotta, and given who could possibly be available, and given the type of game we play, I'd be looking at players in this order:
RVP, Cavani, Torres, Suarez. Llorente would be there as well, but he's more of a typical target man and he's not really what we're after. Only after that would I consider Pazzini, and in any case I'd rather play Immobile. He's our future, guys.
I'm hoping to see this next year:
-----------RVP(or)Cavani/Matri----------------
Giovinco/Vucinic--------------Dszudzsak/Elia
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-----Marchisio/Marrone-------Vidal/Pogba----
------------------Pirlo/Verratti------------------
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Chiellini/PDC------------Lichtsteiner/Caceres
-----Bonucci/Sorensen--Barzagli/Caceres---
-----------------Buffon/Storari-----------------
Probably keep Giaccherini, Pepe, Quagliarella, Borriello, Immobile, and Giandonato floating around there as well fighting for space early in the season.
Okay, back to work now
NBA players who sit on the bench for years are making millions. It's pretty nutty, I actually think footballers are almost underpaid by comparison.
Have you ever played Football Manager? That's a legit strategy!
Broder Salsa
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Cup finaaaaaaaale and we are putting on a reserve team.
Oh Wilbz
I am not ashamed at all! Why not post about my penis when I'm free in the night?
Vivalaraza
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Was gonna post it, but I knew everyone here was going to comment on the terrible D over the goal =P
Vivalaraza
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Heh they probably will but nonetheless that is just a ridiculous strike. As it came over to him I thought it was going in the other corner, but nope, near post, amazing.
Cup finaaaaaaaale and we are putting on a reserve team.
why?
Wow
I told myself I was going to pay real close attention to MLS and Sounders but then I always had work to do during games and dropped out after a few weeks.
Mecha_Infantry
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Zizu style..WOW
Actually surprised to see that many people watching live football in Canada
Broder Salsa
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Afraid of injuries I guess. The league which there is two matches left of is more important and we are dangerously close to throwing it away (#1 is direct qualification to champions league group stage).
Yeah, that'd be a great squad. Still think we need a world-class CB as well, though.
Lol, I finally get what always bothered me about your avatar, fade. Pirlo's mullet.
Get a haircut, you hippy! Bonus avatar for yurt.
The Stadium will be a real beauty: http://www.fcbayern.telekom.de/popu...e/35080.php&img=0&title1=Fotogalerie&283af2fc
Love the finals color theme!
Love the finals color theme!
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