Empower p25. Are Footballers Earning Too Much. Extra Word Formation

ARE FOOTBALLERS EARNING TOO MUCH?

Whenever a salary increase for top league footballers is announced, there is an OUTCRY (CRY) from a section of the public. While they agree it’s _____________________ (DENY) that these players are highly skilled and talented and should be ____________________ (SUIT) rewarded, many people feel that the constant increases will result in the ____________________ (EVENT) destruction of the game as we know it today.
However, the footballers themselves hold the opinion that the public’s views are based on a ____________________ (CONCEPT), as most of the income generated by a football club goes not to the players but the directors and shareholders. The players feel these protestations are based on middle-class ____________________ (SNOB), pointing the finger at newspaper articles claiming that the salary levels are just too high for ____________________ (MERE) “kicking a ball around”. In order to ____________________ (STRONG) the arguments justifying their salaries, footballers cite the far higher remunerations of golfers and boxers, who can earn ten times an average footballer’s wage.
Perhaps a more valid ______________________ (CRITIC) could be directed at the tremendous difference in salaries between top-flight footballers (playing for Premier League clubs) and those in lower (but no less ____________________ (COMPETE) and only slightly less popular) categories. The average weekly wage of footballers playing for last year’s top five Premiership teams was £14,770 pounds, compared to £4,120 pounds which were the average weekly____________________ (EARN) of their colleagues in Division 1.

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ARE FOOTBALLERS EARNING TOO MUCH?

Whenever a salary increase for top league footballers is announced, there is an OUTCRY (CRY) from a section of the public. While they agree it’s UNDENIABLE (DENY) that these players are highly skilled and talented and should be  



SUITABLY (SUIT) rewarded, many people feel that the constant increases will result in the  
suitably: in a way that is right or appropriate for a particular purpose or occasion.


EVENTUAL (EVENT) destruction of the game as we know it today.
However, the footballers themselves hold the opinion that the public’s views are based on a  
eventual: happening at the end of a period of time or of a process 


MISCONCEPTION (CONCEPT), as most of the income generated by a football club goes not to the players but the directors and shareholders. The players feel these protestations are based on middle-class
misconception: a belief or an idea that is not based on correct information, or that is not understood by people 


SNOBBERY  (SNOB), pointing the finger at newspaper articles claiming that the salary levels are just too high for  
snobbery: the attitudes or behaviour of someone who thinks they are better than other people.




MERELY  (MERE) “kicking a ball around”. In order to  



STRENGTHEN (STRONG) the arguments justifying their salaries, footballers cite the far higher remunerations of golfers and boxers, who can earn ten times an average footballer’s wage.
Perhaps a more valid  



CRITICISM (CRITIC) could be directed at the tremendous difference in salaries between top-flight footballers (playing for Premier League clubs) and those in lower (but no less  



COMPETITIVE (COMPETE) and only slightly less popular) categories. The average weekly wage of footballers playing for last year’s top five Premiership teams was £14,770 pounds, compared to £4,120 pounds which were the average weekly 



EARNINGS (EARN) of their colleagues in Division 1.