Morally, no, only the likes of top class doctors, scientists, fearless world leaders, entrepreneurs and others who seek and succeed in improving or fixing the human race or the world deserve these kind of salaries. Realistically, yes they deserve it, its a case of supply and demand, people want the very best in the worlds most popular sport, so they'll seek the limit. However don't just question the salaries of sports stars, why don't you question the salaries of others in the entertainment businesses. Do any of the Hollywood actors morally justify what they get paid for the work they do? Do any of the musicians really deserve millions of dollars because they sang well for about 4 minutes? Do any of the supermodels deserve millions of dollars because they can pull a zoolander for a couple of hours? This isn't mentioning the money paid to celebrities for stupid things, like millions of dollars for wedding photos, or baby photos, who the hell can honestly justify that crap? Or the fact that Paris Hilton is paid to 'appear' at parties, can you justify her getting paid to encourage people to binge drink and take drugs? Every player in the top leagues has done hours upon ridiculous amounts of hours to get where they are, so imagine the amount of work the top stars would have done and I think you'll find that there wages are justifiable.

In all honesty, the premiership wouldn't be half as good if a salary cap were put on it! It probably wouldn't have half the players either! Alot of players are in the game for the money - few for the football!

chelsea fc is my dare club nearest to my heart

Honestly I fail to understand why this issue has to be raised. It sounded like a command economy atmosphere. By God we are in free world and the Company Board, managers, etc know what any why their are disbursing any amount for that matter

A free market economy, We (fans) demand success, money is the means toward getting the best, therefore the selling market increases. Rocket science?, its OUR fault that these wages are paid to the players, because of OUR demands, You cant blame agents for getting the best for their clients, its their job after all, but you can quesion any club for paying them....cant you?

kaka its good very good

The only way a salary cap could be introduced is if it was enforced contintentally. None of the top three leagues would ever consider taking the plunge without the other two on board for the gob-smackingly obvious reason that the league would fall apart. However something needs to be done, by UEFA, or even FIFA. Current player salaries are astronomical and they are growing exponentially. I don't think we will have to wait long before someone like Cristiano Ronaldo is being payed over a million pounds a month. The problem with inflated wages means inflated ticket prices, merchandise prices, and in general; the cost of following your club. N N, i respect your point about actor's salaries, however you could afford to get a taxi to and from the cinema, your ticket in, a monster bucket of popcorn, and a copy of the dvd upon its realease, for much less than the price of an afternoon at the Emirates. The overall effect is that these wages are driving a wedge between clubs and their loyal fans who simply can't afford to see games on a regular basis. If we stem the growth of wages globally, the players will continue playing for the already fantastic money, the clubs will continue to grow their revenues, and eventually this growth can be passed on to joe public, and we can breathe some life back into the corporate steam roller that is modern european football.

The best value player is no 19 on the best earners in the world list!!!!

What's hard to believe is Lampar and Terry are 3 and 4