Brian Clough bought Trevor Francis.
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The first football player to make a million dollars a year was Joe Namath. In 1969, Namath signed a three-year contract with the New York Jets that paid him a total of $3 million, making him the highest-paid player in football at the time.
That depends on the player. Rookies generally only get paid $1 million a season while average veterans get paid around $5 a season. The best of the best, like Kevin Garnett and LeBron James, get paid around $20 million a season.
The owner and general manager of the team the player plays for.
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Alex Rodriguez is the highest paid player and he's getting paid $32 million in 2011.
2 million a year
#1: Barcelona -- $7,910,737APLeague: La Liga (Spain)Highest paid player: Lionel Messi -- $14.9 million (£9.1 million)
Rookie's get paid 800 thousand to 2 million ! Average players 10 Million! and better players like LeBron James and dwane wade get paid 25million
Chelsea FC paid 13.3 million (€15) in 2011 to sign André Villas-Boas from FC Porto.
That depends on who you are talking about. Prime time great athletes in soccer, i.e. David Beckham, get paid $50 million a year. Most soccer players get paid less than that, though, much less. A good basketball player gets paid around $20 million a year.