Winners
and
losers
As
part
of
our
sports
series
,
Youth
Matters
is
looking
at
the
rising
of
professional
sports
.
Who
are
the
winners
and
who
are
the
losers
?
For
the
lucky
few
at
the
top
,
money
is
no
problem
,
but
at
the
same
time
,
many
fans
can't
to
buy
the
latest
soccer
shirts
.
Even
worse
,
many
workers
in
5
factories
that
produce
these
shirts
can't
on
their
.
Let's
look
at
two
people
by
the
real
cost
of
sports
.
Can
you
think
of
a
synonym
for
"
rising
"
?
Most
Saturday
mornings
,
16
-
year
-
old
Brad
Hoffman
plays
soccer
at
a
local
sports
center
.
In
the
dressing
rooms
,
after
the
games
,
he
chats
with
the
other
players
as
he
takes
off
his
90
-
dollar
soccer
shoes
and
85
-
dollar
soccer
shirt
.
Brad
gets
a
new
pair
of
shoes
and
a
10
new
shirt
every
season
,
but
the
shirts
and
the
shoes
are
getting
more
and
more
difficult
for
his
parents
to
afford
.
As
he
leaves
the
sports
center
,
he
passes
posters
of
his
favorite
soccer
heroes
,
the
same
expensive
sports
.
On
the
other
side
of
the
world
,
in
a
clothing
factory
,
a
factory
worker
is
quickly
sewing
a
soccer
shirt
similar
to
Brad's
.
One
shirt
can
be
made
in
30
seconds
,
or
over
100
shirts
in
an
hour
.
It's
hard
work
,
and
if
workers
make
a
mistake
,
they
often
have
to
remake
the
shirt
for
no
extra
pay
.
As
a
result
,
many
factory
workers
don't
earn
enough
to
get
by
.
A
recent
study
showed
that
from
an
85
-
dollar
shirt
,
over
24
dollars
goes
to
the
sports
company
but
only
a
few
cents
goes
to
the
factory
worker
.
In
other
words
,
branded
sportswear
is
becoming
increasingly
for
the
average
fan
,
but
the
people
making
sportswear
are
still
underpaid
and
.
So
where
does
all
the
money
go
?
The
answer
is
to
advertising
,
prize
money
,
and
players'
.
According
to
a
new
study
,
top
soccer
players'
pay
has
risen
an
astronomical
1
,
500%
in
the
past
20
years
.
In
1961
,
a
top
player
was
paid
100
dollars
a
week
.
Today
the
most
talented
players
can
make
almost
a
million
dollars
.
Expensive
sports
merchandise
and
game
tickets
help
pay
for
these
inflated
.
International
sports
manufacturers
know
that
mega
-
popular
athletes
have
a
lot
of
influence
,
and
that
fans
will
spend
a
fortune
to
wear
the
same
shirts
and
sneakers
as
their
idols
and
to
watch
them
play
.
Some
sports
stars
use
their
wealth
and
influence
in
positive
ways
.
Basketball
player
LeBron
James
has
used
his
earnings
to
help
educate
children
and
support
anti
-
racist
organizations
.
Tennis
star
Martina
Hingis
is
an
for
Right
to
Play
,
a
non
-
profit
pro
-
sports
organization
which
helps
children
from
poor
backgrounds
.
However
,
other
athletes
earn
millions
products
such
as
junk
food
and
sugary
drinks
.
This
sends
mixed
messages
:
people
may
wrongly
associate
these
products
with
sports
and
a
healthy
lifestyle
.
Sports
are
exciting
and
.
It's
the
most
popular
pastime
in
the
world
.
But
sports
companies
and
top
athletes
often
take
of
our
love
of
sports
,
and
too
many
people
pay
too
high
a
price
.
We
are
told
that
sports
are
good
for
us
and
that
sports
are
45
for
winners
.
But
in
the
end
,
we
have
to
ask
ourselves
:
who
are
the
real
winners
?
And
what
is
the
real
cost
of
sports
?
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