Question

Are professional athletes exploited today?

Answer 1

Yes, the professional atheletes are exploited today. It has become a money game. You are paid until you are valueable for the team. The moment you stop adding value to the team your contract is over.

Ways in which the atheletes get exploited:

1. Exposure of diseases: Most of them go rigourous training which on a strict diet which makes them prone to a difficult life after the contract is over. They need to maintain the diet, which they cant so they become prone to many dieases.

2. Extreme physical hardships : They are being prone to strict and rigorous training regimes which makes their body different and they find it difficult to maintain afterwards.

3. Less income from deals: Most of the transferes which is prevelant in football or any sports gives very less to the palyer and all is pocketed by the agency and they get a low cut for their work.

4. No future benefit: they dont have a secured future. Once their professional life is over they dont know whta they will do in life. No guranteed work or employment is waiting for them.