Gattuso: Only widespread wage cuts will help soccer

SARONNO, Italy: Players should consider taking paycuts during the global economic crisis but isolated gestures will make no difference, Italy and AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso said on Monday.

Last month the World Cup winner became one of the first soccer players to suggest cutting his own salary to help his club.

"That was said in the spur of the moment given we are talking about a world that's not going through a good moment economically. If the club is okay with it, why not?" Gattuso told Reuters.