who sould be paid more updated
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Who should be paid more?
Miranda Lykens
Orcutt Academy High School
Frosh Core
Will you remember this opening?
Many iconic players in football and soccer are
paid about equal. Don’t believe me? Watch this
presentation.
Who are they?
Ronaldo: Most well known soccer player world wide
Born Feburary 5th,1985 (29 years old)
Born in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Plays for Real Madrid (4 years and counting)
Previously played for Manchester United for 6 years
Who are they?
Brees: Highest paid player in the NFL
Born January 15, 1979 (age 35)
Born in Austin ,Texas
Previously played for the San Diego Chargers
Later drafted to New Orleans Saints
Found success
Led the Saints to their first Superbowl
Thesis
• Although football is an American sport, a
player from an international sport gets paid
about the same.
Christiano and Drew
• Christiano:
- International player (UEFA)
- Top soccer player all around the world
- Paid $44 Million USD
• Drew:
- National player (NFL)
- One of the top players
- Paid $51 Million USD
Comparing the Two
Total EarningEarning Via
Salary/Winnings
Earning Via
Endorsements
44 Million USD 23 Million USD 21 Million USD
Ronaldo’s Earnings:
• This chart shows Cristiano Ronaldo
makes 23 Million USD without
endorsements and 44 Million USD
with them. (21 Million USD in
endorsements)
Comparing the Two
Brees’ Earnings:
Total Earning Earning Via
Salary/Winnings
Earning Via
Endorsements
51 Million USD 40 Million USD 11 Million USD
Of the following salaries, match them
to the appropriate player(to the best of
your knowledge)
0
2
4
6
8
3
7
5 5
$100k
$1M
$15M
$20M
• Even though the class
thinks that each athlete
is paid differently, they
are all paid around the
same amount of money.
• The average salary for
these players is about
30 million
Favoritism vs. actual pay
• Most people generally believe their favorite player should be
paid a greater amount than everyone else.
• In most cases they are all paid around the same
• Some other favorites players in these two sports are:
Wayne Rooney Peyton Manning Tom Brady Lionel Messi
Messi vs. Brady
Total Earning Earning Via
Salary/Winnin
gs
Earning Via
Endorsements
41.3 Million
USD
20.3 Million
USD
21
Million USD
Total Earning Earning Via
Salary/Winnings
Earning Via
Endorsements
38 Million USD (5
year)
15 Million USD 11 million
Rooney vs. Manning
Total Earning Earning Via
Salary/Winnings
Earning Via
Endorsements
21.1 Million USD 18.1 Million USD 3 Million USD
Total Earning Earning Via
Salary/Winnings
Earning Via
Endorsements
30 Million USD 19.2 Million USD 10.8 Million USD
Who do you think should be paid more
and why?
2, 12%
2, 12%
5, 29%
8, 47%
Who do you think should be
paid more and why?
Soccer
Football
Why do they
get paid at
all?
Other
sports/people
• 47 percent of our
class says that
other sports or
people should be
paid more but
another large
percentage says
they shouldn’t be
paid that much
anyway
Conclusion• Overall, athletes from both sports are paid
equal even though the general public’s
opinions state otherwise.
Works cited
• Forbes. Forbes. 2014. Web. 14 February 2014.
• Ozanian, Mike. "Forbes." Real Madrid Makes Ronaldo Highest Paid Soccer Player With $200 Million Deal 16 september 2013: 1. web.
Brought to you By:
Miranda Lykens