Football: Should there be caps on salaries and transfer fees? Football: should there be salary & transfer fee caps?

Published on: January 14, 2019 / Update from: January 14, 2019 - Author: Konrad Wolfenstein

Many football fans view “modern football” as harmful to the sport. This applies above all to the ever-increasing commercialization, which is expressed in astronomical transfer fees and player salaries. In the Statista European Football Benchmark 2018, analysts asked what football fans in England, Germany, Spain, France and Italy think about this development. According to the survey, the majority of respondents in all countries support capping player salaries. Otherwise, many survey participants believe that football is in danger of alienating itself from its fans.

Many football fans regard “modern football” as damaging to the sport. This refers above all to the ever-increasing commercialization, which is expressed in astronomical transfer sums and player salaries. In the Statista European Football Benchmark 2018, the analysts asked how football fans in England, Germany, Spain, France and Italy think about this development. According to the survey, the majority of respondents in all countries are in favor of limiting player salaries. Otherwise, many participants in the survey believe that football is threatening to alienate itself from its fans.

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