Is there too much money in football?

Encyclopedia of Opinion

Question: Is there too much money in football?
Position‹2 of 2: No, the amount of money in football is fine

This position holds that the money in football is fine. It argues that the wealth has not harmed and may even have improved the game — trickling down to communities, coming from owners who can afford it, offering the poor a path to riches, and simply reflecting the sport's demand.

Supporting arguments · 4

The money that goes into football comes from rich owners who can afford it
Much of the increase in money in football is due to cash investments from rich owners such as Roman Abramovich or Sheikh Mansour. If not for football, this money wouldn't go to helping those in need, but to their own private gain, where it may even cause great harm.
Football has long been a path to riches, fame, and success for the poor
Unlike most paths to economic success, there are very few barriers to entry to succeed in football. There is no reason why someone from a poor family cannot succeed and indeed many of the richest footballers in the world came from these backgrounds. Football, therefore, does more to help the poor than most other avenues.
The amount of money in football is proportional to the demand for the sport
Football, like everything in a free market, is governed by the laws of supply and demand. The prices of player wages, transfer fees, TV rights, tickets and clubs merely reflects the level of global interest in the game.
The money from football trickles down from the league and clubs into communities
The largest football clubs have to spend a portion of their revenue on grassroots funding, while transfer fees also trickle down from larger clubs to smaller ones. This means that the money at the top level of the game eventually reaches local communities where it provides a much-needed resource.