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Originally Posted by bbgunn
And who cares how much money they make? Everybody wants more money, right? And they'll do anything to get it. It's a greedy world.
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OK, let's estimate this conservatively.
Let's say you only have to bribe the starting 11 (going on your "observation" that by the end all the guys on the pitch were "standing around").
Let's say that the penalty for being caught is a 1-year ban and loss of earnings (which is conservative, given that a lifetime ban might not be out of the question, and also given that many clubs, especially those operating at the highest level, would not want the risk of a player known to throw important games).
Let's say, conservatively, that each of those starting eleven earn $250,000/week, or $13M/year. So the one-year salary lost for the starting 11 would be $143M.
Let's assume a bribe would need to be only twice what they stand to lose. We're now up to $286M.
Who is going to pony up that money to have Brazil throw this game, and what would be their motivation?