Refreshing view from a premiership player

The captain of a Premier League club has called for football’s top stars to have their wages capped.

Reading skipper Jobi McAnuff believes astronomical salaries are *contributing to families being priced out of watching *football and youngsters becoming money-obsessed. “I can see why a Wayne Rooney should get a big bonus because of the amount of shirts he sells,” said McAnuff.

“But if you’re talking about £200,000-a-week, that’s *ridiculous. Who needs that amount of money? Surely, someone will say ‘that’s enough’.

“We’re on the verge of *getting out of control and we’re *starting to lose a bit of reality.

“The most popular question I get from kids is ‘what car do you drive?’ What happened to them wanting to know what it was like to make your debut?

“Football is getting too *expensive for fans and fans make football. Tickets for our game at Chelsea were £50 each. I know lots of people who couldn’t afford that.” McAnuff has shown his commitment to inner city causes by setting up an *academy for youngsters in Tottenham, where he grew up. He aims to help kids from tough backgrounds make the grade in sport.