The Bank of England explains why footballers are paid so much.
https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/knowledgebank/why-are-football-players-paid-so-much
This website compares the wages of doctors and footballers and claims that there is a much better meritocracy in football.
https://medium.com/@vaughncj02/why-do-footballers-get-paid-too-much-12057846d840
This website also discusses the relationship between doctors and footballers pay.
Some of the politics are discussed here:
https://reaction.life/footballers-are-paid-too-much/
An argument here that there is nothing you can do about it.
http://urban-echo.co.uk/are-footballers-overpaid/
More discussion on Debate.org
https://www.debate.org/opinions/are-football-players-paid-too-much
