Writing an opinion essay – Tips, structure, examples, exercises
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Are top sports players paid too much?
1, top sportspeople, such as football players or basketball players have huge salaries, and this promotes a lot of debate. But do they earn too much? 2, their salaries are fair.
3, the career of a professional sports player is short – they usually retire when they are in their thirties. 4, many of them have to retire earlier because they get injured and have to stop playing.
5, sports stars are celebrities, and all celebrities lose their privacy. Journalists, paparazzi and fans follow them everywhere, and they want to get pictures or talk to them all the time. 6, now anyone can take photos with their mobile phone and publish them at any moment on their social media accounts.
7, 8 top professional sports players have the salaries they deserve because their careers are much shorter and because during those years, their personal lives are affected by their popularity.