Football fever

I was amazed today to read in the independent that Vladimir Putin's annual salary is a mere £40,000! Russia isn't exactly the richest country in the world with and average annual salary of £3000, and most people in the world won't even come close to earning what Putin does. However there are a large percentage of normal people in the UK who actually earn more than a Russian President!

George Bush the not-to-be-much-longer US President earns £195,000 a year. Yet I find it unbelievable that a football superstar for example Steven Gerrard could earn more in 2 weeks than a US President can in a year! Surely this can not be? The work load, stresses and pressures of a footballer don't even come minutely close to a President yet they earn ridiculous amounts of money, and even have the cheek to demand more or they'll leave their club!

Don't get me wrong I am not calling for an increase in Presidential salary, but a serious review of the salaries of sporting superstars and question 'is it really necessary to pay these obscene amounts when there is so much poverty in the world?' Where is the justice! Some may argue that sport stars needs extra because they have to retire early, but what is there to stop them from coaching or even getting a qualification and get a real job! Once the US President finishes his post, he isn't going to ever have another job!