Should footballers be able to gamble?
447201
Nope.  We don't want people who ultimately are in control of the game to be able to gamble on the outcome.
923960
I don't think it will work. It's a very money driven business and there will always be so much money flying around. Clubs would start paing players illegally to keep them at the club. Or pay them in shares, they'd find a loophole.
1116526
It all depends on the country and the finances of the countries football assc.some countries are poorer than others,if i was picked for my countries team to play in the worldcup,i would play for nothing,i would consider it an honor to play for my country....
697986
I seriously believe that footballers are too overpaid - and then they believe that they are better than the rest of people. For example, Robbie Fowler 'snorting' a white line as a goal celebration. (Just showing how having money can lead you to believe you are untouchable). Thierry Henry needing constant resting because he is 'tired'.\nI'm sorry but my yearly wages do not amount to a footballers weekly wages. Should I want to skip a day off work because I was 'tired' would be completely unacceptable and lead me to being unemployed. Why should they be given and granted money, free gifts, cars, status and then be allowed to demand more! Especially when living the career of your dreams.\nIt leads to our idol's becoming too complacent to frontline in our children's expectations.
1162949
Yes. Well it wouldn't really be practical. Maybe if the amount of money put into football could go to the NHS and the like, carers, etc. could have a decent wage which reflects their work and other money could be spent on machines and training, etc. I definitely don't see how it can possibly be seen as fair that footballers get paid so much. All they do is play a game. And they only do that half the year for a couple of hours at a time. Nurses, etc. have to work stupid hours all the time for a crappy wage which is hardly livable.\nMr. Evil is a careworker and although his wage is higher than some, he still doesn't get paid enough.
477789
There are a lot of sports fans out there that also gamble. So it is like watching a sports event because they use stradegy and cunning just like in other sports and people have dreams of winning all the money. And for me it is to gain tips on how to improve my game.
834637
Read all about it.  \n\nOften there are bets, like each owner gives an amount of money at the beginning of the season and the winner gets it all or split up between top places.  You can also bet on highest stats per week.  Like if the stat for the week is TD's, you can win an amount if a player on your team has the most.  But there are also several "free" leagues as well.
1032690
You could argue the same of any and all professional sports.  It's not that hard to kick a ball around, but it is hard to kick it at the level that (most) professional players do.\nYou could also say that "it's not hard to do tell someone how to do math," yet not many people are truly good at teaching math.  You could make the same argument for any profession too (as people already pointed out)!\nSports do have a purpose and place in society - to entertain people, to unite people of different background behind a single team, to give them an outlet for energy passion and so on.\nThe problem, as I see it, is that most people take this passion way over the top and make their fandom an obsession and spend far too much money on merchandise, tickets, etc.  Players get paid the money they get paid because people buy their shirts, pictures, shoes, and all that other stuff.  If people didn't buy their merchandise, teams and companies (Nike, Adidas, Puma, etc.) would not have the money to pay players with.\n\nI can't tell you why all footballers chose becoming footballers, but I can tell you that fame, money (getting out of poverty), glory, representing their country in front of the world, and the joy of doing something they love as a job are good enough reasons to become one.\n\nFind what you love and do it... unless it's illegal and/or harms others :)
137898
When I go to work I earn my own money. And if you work, you earn your own money.  And how one person wants to spend their money is just that.......their way of spending their money.  In certain cases people shouldn't gamble if they can't afford it, but if you can........then why not?
1058894
No, absolutely not.  He forfeited that with his gambling.  Too much association with known bad guys.  Gambling must be kept as the absolute no-no in sports, as it taints the integrity of the game more than anything else.
367119
It should.  It's a silly question because the answer is pure speculation.  With football/soccer, fortunes change overnight and a team that may be a guaranteed win might lose for no apparent reason.  There's no way anyone can know who will win.  Plus, the question gets asked like five times a day and enough is enough.
440756
There is too much money in the game and it is my belief that managers encourage their players to dive maybe not as spectacularly as some do, but as there is alot of pulling of shirts and other tricks players use to gain a defensive advantage so I guess some plyers may feel justified by simulating as they feel they have been cheated first. A free kick takes pressure off or can allow the use of a set piece and as I said at the top with the money involved free kicks and any part of the game that can be used to gain an advantage will be used.
8845
Even if you say off the field activities should not matter, Rose's gambling possibly affected the on-the-field results of the games he managed.  Rose disobeyed one of the most sacred rules of the game, and compromised the integrity of the game.  Keep him out.
1068521
That may work in the USA. But it will Never be Implemented outside the USA. People will argue that this is what makes the game so Unpredictable. That's where the Excitement comes into the game. One wrong call and a team can loose or win a Game.The Officials on the pitch during a game gives it that human touch. that Machines would and should not replace. Must admit i myself like to blame the Officials rather than my team for playing badly. LOL.
793498
Understand what gambling is and what prayer is.  Gambling is buying a minute chance to win money.  It is firt of all recreation, paying for the thrill of imagination of winning.  Odds are you wont win, but one can get some excitement out of playing with possibility--even a very small one.  Gamble for the thrill, for he excitement, for the tease of possibility.  Don't gamble to solve money problems.  I don't consider gambling a sin unless you attach unreasonable hope to it and neglect to make other responsible decisions.  \nPrayer is not a tool to manipulate God or providence or a substitute for making responsible decisions.   Unreasonable expectations of prayer can be just as destructive as unreasonable expectations of gambling.  Prayer is the act of conciously putting yourself in the presence of God and finding what God has for you to know and learn. God will give what God will give. I consider the assumption of adequate status to "bargain" with God unreasonable hubris and a detriment to spiritual growth.  \nPray and be open to new understandings of God and yourself.  Gamble if you can spare the money and enjoy the thrill.  (It's no worse than spending money on stuff you dont need.) But. . .dont look to eathre to solve problems tht God intended for you to confront with the wisdom and intelligence you were given.
1068758
Yes they can,  However this has to be ageed between both teams and would only be if the game was a friendly.  I've done it. \n\nAlso in many testimonail matches for a player It has been known that they play one half for one team then swap at half time and play for the other side.\n\nIn a normal domestic league game the answer would be no.
1107637
the odds stay the same i think. u cant bet wen the match has started xxx