Not one English footballer appeared in a list of the 23 best players in Europe which appeared earlier this week. However they do appear in an Independent article about tax evasion.
"Experts in the football industry have told The Independent that around 75 per cent of Premier League clubs are now using a scheme known as EFRBS to allow players to avoid up to 50 per cent of income tax. It has come into the mainstream over the last 18 months as clubs try to find a way around the problem of losing out to clubs from across Europe on players put off by the new 50 per cent top level of income tax that will be introduced in April."
That means that Rooney who is not on the list of 'best players' is reputed to be getting over 200,000 per week and will avoid paying £100,000 tax every week. Every ten weeks that adds up to a million pounds that is not going to the taxman. Most folks would think £100,000 net is still too much for someone who kicks a ball about and is not doing what he is supposed to do - namely score goals.
The avarice and lack of decency in big football is appalling. When will the fans wake up and smell the greed?
Beautiful game my arse.
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