You guys want Beckham back. He's a Brit and he's making twice that.
Sports fans have been bitching and moaning about what athletes made at least since Babe Ruth signed for $100,000 during the Great Depression. (A reporter pointed out to him that he was now making more than the President of the United States and he said "Well, I had a better year.") The salary of pro athletes is often compared to that of firemen, policemen, teachers, etc. as unjust. What people fail to account for is that in a capitalist system, supply and demand set the cost. In this case supply is the key word. There is just as much demand for firemen, teachers etc. as for pro athletes but a much bigger supply pool. The percentage of the total population that can hit a major league curve ball 3 out of ten times is actually quite low. (Or bend a soccer ball around a defense wall and keeper.)
   Also consider the income being generated by the players for the team. Should the owner get the lion's share when the players do all the work and bring in the fans and thus the money. If you don't like it boycott the matches. If the money doesn't come in the salaries will drop.