My best friend and college roommate for three years is a conservative, and was a member of the college Republicans. He was (and is) an exemplary conservative and one whom I wish the party was full of.

I'd argue that most players are in the leagues they're in because it's best for their bank account. Cesc Fabregas isn't at Chelsea out of a sense of charity. You get to be "the best league in the world" (and I don't deny that this is still decades away for MLS) by paying for talent.