[i_robot73]

>Do they really need any defense? They spend their own money.

I’d say if they weren’t fleecing the taxpayers for their every stadium, every upgrade, every ....THEN you’d be more on point.

Private club, spending their OWN $$, paying the players out of their own pockets, w/ willing patrons = no complaint

[Freelance Warrior]

I’d say if they weren’t fleecing the taxpayers for their every stadium, every upgrade, every ....

All these seem to apply to the clubs, not individial players. If a person is in a position to get more, who'd refuse saying 'no, your money isn't truly yours'?