17-05-2004
Pires defends Premiership stars' wages
Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires has defended the massive salaries paid to the game’s top stars. The Frenchman, a key part of the Arsenal side which went the whole Premiership season unbeaten on their way to the title, insists players cannot be blamed for accepting the wages offered by clubs.
皮雷认为球星的高工资是应得的。
Pires revealed in an interview to French magazine ‘Les Inrocks So Foot’ that he is paid "between €229,000 and €305,000" per month by the Gunners. He said: "I know that people will blame me for revealing that. But I would like to know why we should refuse to be paid that money. That’s a salary, this is our salary. We don’t steal, we don’t rob banks every month. I don’t know whether I deserve it but that’s what I am offered every month."
在法国某杂志的采访时，皮雷透露阿森纳给他的工资是每月€229,000 --- €305,000。
“有人可能会指责我公开自己的收入，但这是我们球员的薪水。又不是偷来的，我们不是每个月去抢银行。[ Shirley:呵，别发火，别急，我们理解你啦！] 这就是我的月收入。”
The France international, set to feature in this summer’s European Championships in Portugal, believes it is a fair reward for years of compromise. "People think this is easy to be a football player," said Pires. "They only see the summit but they don’t see the ascent, which is far longer and tougher than the career peaks. And there are so few of us to reach the summits. Some might earn €305,000 per month but there are a lot more for whom life is hell.”
“人们总是认为球员赚钱很容易。但他们只看到了好的一面，并不是每个球员都是高收入的。有的可以每个月赚€305,000 ，但有的生活也很穷困。”
Source: Breaking News
