First of all you've misquoted him he actually said
. Just look at what Haarling just got from MC... ridiculous
You've also. Taken. It out of context his full quote is
Today is silly money time. Just look at what Haarling just got from MC... ridiculous. Its the same over the pond here in the US with American Football, Basketball, Baseball, and to a lesser extent, Hockey.
It's pretty obvious he isn't drawing comparison between either as players, human beings or physical specimens
He is talking about how money has gone crazy in the game
Not sure how you have missed that