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