Football player

1979

A 1979 study reported that former first-team ballplayers were over-represented as top ranking executives in their companies and had greater income mobility than second teamers and reserves.

1987

In a 1987 study of former Norwegian association football national team players, one third of the players were found to have central cerebral atrophy, i.e.

2000

The opposite is the case for American football, where obesity could be the cause of grave health problems. A 2000 study documented injuries sustained by Czech [association] football players at all levels: Patellar tendinitis (knee pain) is considered an overused injury that also happens to other athletes of virtually every sport.

2007

According to a 2007 study, which also claims that little supporting data is available, retired American football players had "long and fulfilling careers with no apparent long-term detrimental effects on physical or mental health scores despite a high prevalence of arthritis".

2009

For example, the average annual salary for footballers in Major League Soccer (which started in 2009) for the 2013 season was $148,693, with significant variations depending on player position (goalkeepers for example earned $85,296, whereas forwards earned $251,805). Popularity and average salaries in women's leagues are far lower.

2012

For example, players in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) (which started in 2012) earn $15,000 to $40,000 per year as of January 2017. ===Post-retirement=== A minority of retired footballers continue working full-time within football, for instance as football managers.

However, a 2012 study reported that retired NFL players have a lower death rate than men in the general population.

2013

For example, the average annual salary for footballers in Major League Soccer (which started in 2009) for the 2013 season was $148,693, with significant variations depending on player position (goalkeepers for example earned $85,296, whereas forwards earned $251,805). Popularity and average salaries in women's leagues are far lower.

2015

Even encouraged, it wasn't yet made mandatory. === North America === In 2015, it was conducted an analysis of 205 deaths among North American professional athletes who were registered as active at time of their decease.

2017

For example, players in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) (which started in 2012) earn $15,000 to $40,000 per year as of January 2017. ===Post-retirement=== A minority of retired footballers continue working full-time within football, for instance as football managers.




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