“It's all about you.”

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I am surprised with how much I know about a footballer's life. I think I play too much of Football manager.

For one thing, they earn quite much. Too much, in fact. Cristiano Ronaldo earns $230,000 a week, simply by playing one football match. What the hell.

I think managers of football clubs face dilemnas when buying extremely renowned players. It's possible that the world economy is unbalanced, because the rich footballers get richer while those who slog all day don't get anything in return.

How about this: Imagine yourself as the manager of Manchester united, one of the greatest football clubs in the world. You were searching far and wide for a defender who plays on the right side, because the two players in your current squad are old and not that good, respectively.

You then chance upon the football club Sevilla, a Spanish club. You source for a suitable candidate, and to your luck, your eyes light up on a player that is only 25 years old and, to your astonishment, is already the captain of the squad. His name is Daniel Alves.

You approach to sign him, making a transfer bid for him, However, Sevilla rejects your offer, saying that the sum of money is too little for people of Daniel's calibre. Unwilling as you may be, the two clubs then settle for a deal of $50 million.

If you think that was how Liverpool signed Fernando Torres, simply by forking a large sum of money to Atletico Madrid, think again. There's still the player's contract.

Daniel Alves requests for $100,000 a week. Not a problem, seeing that Cristiano Ronaldo is earning double of what he asks for. But what surprised me was the appearance fee he was requesting.

An appearance fee is a sum of money given to a player for every match that he plays in, whether or not he was in the first team or picked as a substitute later in the match.

he was asking for an appearance fee of $51,000.

What.

The.

Hell?

$51,000 simply by flashing your face on the pitch?! That's a rip-off, half of your weekly wage being added on top of your earnings simply for playing in a match. I thought Cristiano Ronaldo was bad enough with $22,000.

Gahh. What a jolly life footballers have. I wish I could even score a penalty properly, or aim a kick properly such that the ball doesn't crash onto the bar when kicked from 10 yards out. Bahh.