Pure prejudice. The top-earning superstars of footie are in a tiny minority. Most jobbing footballers earn quite good dough in the four top divisions, but rarely enough to live on below that level. You may not like footie but it gives a vast amount of pleasure to a vast number of people, mainly working class. I happen to be an aficionado and I can tell you that the skill level in the top clubs is sublime. Too bad if you don't like it. Just remember when you're slagging off footballers that they are are guaranteed a very short career only, devastatingly shorter still if they get badly injured.