Brazilian Soccer Sensation, Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior

Brazilian soccer sensation, Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior also known as ‘Neymar’ is known for top-notch skill at such a young age, which excites soccer fans around the world. The 22 year-old is being compared to top players around the league such as Ronaldo, Messi and Ribery because of his rapidly growing potential. A sports prodigy in his own right, Neymar is not only the most admired athlete in Brazil these days, but he’s also the country’s hope of winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which will be hosted by the South American nation. At the age of 19, he had prestigious soccer clubs such as Barcelona, PSG, and Real Madrid salivating over his remarkable talent however, the price for his rights did not come cheap. He is currently playing for Barcelona FC and will be one of Brazil’s finest forwards on the team in the 2014 Brazil World Cup and for many years to come. Neymar currently takes in 10.5 million euros per year, not including endorsements (“Forbes”). Many individuals believe that athletes are being over paid for their expertise since some don’t follow sporting events or teams of some sort. Not even the highest paid jobs in Canada earn close to Neymar’s salary, and all he has to do is partake in practice, and play one or two 90-minute games per week. Many individuals may say that Neymar is overpaid and is not worth his salary due to his young age, and athletes in general are becoming more and more overpaid than the should be.

Pele, arguably the greatest soccer player in history, described Neymar as a “technical marvel, a wizard with magical feet’ (Antunes, A). Hence, Neymar is certainly earning the kudos and piling in cash for his spectacular skill. He earns approximately 20.5 million euros, which includes his yearly salary a...

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...ar older than him have been unable to achieve. The reason for the demand is clear Neymar is an outstanding footballer with the potential to become the best in the world. Importantly, he also brings with him a assortment of sponsors to make even Cristiano Ronaldo weep, as well as admission to the substantially emerging market in Brazil. The most significant element behind his astonishing popularity is his footballing ability, and a major part of that is his ability to play a number of roles for a side. Regardless what people say about athletes earning too much money is absurd since, the entertainment industry is a large portion in peoples lives. Most people watch television or listen to music as a past time. Therefore athletes should be paid more than then not only average Canadian but higher up with the bigger jobs that take in a far more superior annual salary.