Having read the books, the seeming time jumps don’t bother me. In the books, of course, the narrative jumps aren’t as jarring, but not everything on screen should be interpreted as having happened concurrently.

did you intentionally name only players who play for other countries?

No. The average annual income of a person in Afghanistan is $1,100, so you’re absurdly wealthy by those standards too. It’s all relative. Everyone is aware of that without the need to call it out every time sports salaries come up.

I think Gawker employees get fined for every article they write that doesn’t include a paragraph of Trump bashing.

Way to come out of left field with the Trump inclusion for no valid reason. Journalism this site is not.