... adds up to just over £2.7m a year, which excludes any endorsements and personal advertising deals he may be involved in. It seems wrong that a nurse working for the NHS cannot hope to earn in a year half of the sum that Mr. Keane will pick up in a week, or that two weeks' wages for the Irish international is equivalent to our Prime Minister's annual income. However, these comparisons are simplistic and unimportant. If anything, we should applaud the performances of these superstars for maximising their talents and creating positions for themselves as a cornerstone of a multi-million pound business. Some have claimed that this is ridiculous, and that we should follow the example set by the U.S.A. In the American sports of baseball and football, player salaries are closely watched by the government, with tight salary 'caps' or restrictions kept to throughout the national leagues. In spite of ...

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