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I think the majority of footy players are like that. I have always thought it is quite immoral the amount of money that is spent on football clubs and players.
I played semi-pro football for Bath City on occasion (only the reserves)
I was in the top 1% of players in the country and was paid a tenner a game and a pint if I was lucky.
Wouldn't call that excessive or immoral.
The very small number of players in the world at the top of the game get paid a large amount of money as they have reached the pinnacle of their profession.
They are watched by millions and millions of people all over the planet, the most popular sport by far.
Would you prefer it that the money paid to them in the 10 to 15 years they get at the top be paid to the TV companies and advertising brands like Coke who make billions placing ads in the matches?
Or should we just donate all the money to charity?
 

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I can't speak for the rest of Africa, but Nestle is ranked as the fifth best employer in Morocco in 2018.
It not only employs a lot of people but treats them well, provides healthcare, holidays and pensions (rare here) and contributes to the economy and infrastructure of the country.
People here are currently boycotting some greedy companies, but Nestle is not one of them.
 

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Whahaha. What is the going rate for a tooth over there? Over here it can be anywhere between R10 to R100. We always either gave R10 or R20 depending what we had in our wallets.[emoji23]
I have sent the Tooth Fairy off on a mission to the Phosphate mines at Khouribga.
There are billions and billions of fossil shark's teeth there.
Don't expect to see her again this millennium. :D
 

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That’s expensive!

Neighbour was saying that some parents pay £5, but that is expensive and requires a note.

Some pay £2 - we also have a £2 coin, but they’re not as common as the £1 coin.

Using a £1 coin is simpler... hence the lack of inflation since my kids lost their teeth.

With contactless payment increasingly replacing cash in Europe, it makes you wonder how the tooth fairy will cope in future!
I have fixed the problem. :)
 

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I never buy bottled water on principle and because they charge so much. I just fill a bottle from my tap when I need it.
In fact I've stopped buying single use plastic bottles in my effort to help save the planet.
Sometimes it's not possible though as there's no alternative.
Here we can still get Coke and other fizzies in glass bottles which you return and get a little money back as the bottles are reused.
No plastic bottles for me.
Single use non recyclable Plastic bags are banned.
People go through your bins every night to remove tins, other metal and anything that can be used or recycled. Of course, we call them the Wombles. Perhaps they are, as they are very rarely seen. :)
 

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WC2018 - I dunno... this one really is going to be interesting

England vs. Belgium
Unknown lineups and unknown game plans, this one is tricky to call! That's reflected in the picks made at Superbru with 26% behind England and 39% behind Belgium. Whatever happens, both teams are already through. As it stands, a draw would see England through as group winners based on fair play but that can of course change depending on bookings in this match.
B team played a B team.
Best B team won.
Later the A teams played each other in the rather pointless third place play off and the best team won again.
As Belgium are pretty darned good, this is no shame on England.:)
However, Japan qualified for the last 16 above Senegal on the fair play rule. Some of Senegal's bookings were from an over-enthusiastic referee in one game. Japan played not to win against Poland 'cos they couldn't risk a booking. Very unsporting. The fair play rules need revision. :rolleyes:
 

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