Real Madrid are the latest big club to announce that their players and coaches have agreed to take pay cuts. The cut varies between 10 and 20% which might not sound a lot but 10-20% of a massive wage bill like theirs must be is a whole lot of money. This cut will go on until La Liga starts up again. The rationale behind this move is to reduce the 'traumatic measures that affect the rest of the workers'. Bravo I say but of course, they are not alone as Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have already confirmed their players have taken a reduction in salary, albeit theirs is a huge 70%. As far as I understand from what I’ve read, these are the only clubs where players and coaches have...
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