10 Highest Paid Athletes
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10. Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod): $27.5 Million
Besides the fact that A-Rod used steroids, he is still
considered to be one of the best all-around baseball players of all time. He makes the list because he signed a contract with the Yankees for a 10-year, $275 Million dollar contract, the richest contract in baseball history! That puts him at a comfortable $27.5 Million per year. He could’ve made millions more had it not been for the steroid use that defiled his reputation that made it virtually impossible to sign endorsement deals with companies like Nike, Adidas, and Coca Cola.
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2:38 pm
Only rednecks like NASCAR? Get your facts straight, dick. I’m from Philly, where there are less rednecks than elephants, but still like watching NASCAR. You mentioned twice not liking sports. How necessarily pertinent to the issue ::sarcasm:: . Maybe you should cover camel racing with your prejudices and myopic idiocy.
10:33 am
“im gonna go straight…and then turn left, and then go straight again…and then turn left,”… nascar is for easily entertained people, to put it nicely.
11:52 am
just shut up :p Nascar is a waste of time and resources, and of course a stupid ass american like you wouldn’t realize that
2:45 am
@benny
i hate NASCAR and share the same sentiments as the author. i work for a marketing company and alot of times we’ll do events at NASCAR races and i’m telling you majority of the people there i would classify as rednecks, i’d dare say ninety-five percent of the people that i’ve seen at the races are rednecks. its pretty universal dude… NASCAR equals rednecks… shit dale ernhart is a self proclaimed redneck…
4:45 am
I think the people whining about the salaries of English Premiership footballers should read this. Yes, footballers are overpaid, but they are still way behind what American sports stars earn.
7:15 pm
How about Formula 1 drivers Michael Schumacher [$40 mil] and Lewis Hamilton [$35 mil] for 2010. And that doesnt include endorsement money. Seven time World Driving Champion Schumacher is the only athlete near Tiger’s earning power worldwide and is reported to be worth nearly $1 billion
11:53 am
At least 2 soccer players earn into the 40 million range, Messi and Ronaldo
5:54 am
Tiger woods will have lost alot of his sponcers after his newest cantract is over, due to the fact he is married and has kids with a crazy white woman
6:49 pm
i think boxing is the best sports for me. so i like manny “pacman” pacquiao as the best athlete of the decade. he deserve it………..
12:39 am
Kimi Raikkonen is being paid between 30 and 45m due to exiting his contract with Scuderia Ferrari and entering into one with Citroen for his big switch from F1 to rallying…
11:33 pm
@ michael footballers? Are over paid are you freaking kidding me? Getting hit constantly and hurt after every game is very tough… yeah nascar you get hurt all the time… jeez people lose their common sense eh? I mean yes nascar racers risk their lives but not as bad as what you call footballers.. nothing personal
2:59 pm
cristiano ronaldo makes more!!
3:17 pm
Lionel messi made approx £28-29 million including wages and all other income, that makes him roughly $47 million a year..not on the list?
3:33 pm
Americans don’t care about soccer that’s why
8:17 am
Soccer ruins the world, they shouldn’t be paid at all
3:35 pm
Golf is not a sport, I don’t care how you presented. It is a hobby, a recreational activity. If you think golf’s a sport then so is beer pong… You need skills for that too, don’t you?
10:37 am
leo messi makes $47 million (33 million euros) per year…
6:28 pm
Ok soccer is the most watched spor the world! These players constintley travel around the world leaving there families! People get injured all the time during soccer it is a great sport that’s why it’s called The BEAUTIFUL game! Soccer is so much more than what people think!
4:24 am
No doubt it’s the most popular sport in the world but unless your name is Messi or Ronaldo, they don’t get paid like other athletes in other sports. Given the direction football is going financially, it might get worse too.
11:12 am
it should be manny pacquaio he takes millions of money in less than an hours, probably boxing is the most lucrative sports.
10:39 pm
si pacquaio the highest paid atleta if he has a fight every two month 25 m every fight he earn 150million dollar a year not including Pay Per View anong say ninyo.
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6:07 pm
yo my friend is like pissed about the whole hating NASCAR thing so yeah i would tone that down a little hes getting pissed and is starting to go nuts so all haters of NASCAR and NBA can go screw themselves! goodbye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8:12 am
WHO DOESNT LIKE LEBRON? I DONT LIKE LEBRON
8:19 am
Im an all around sports fan. I love all sports, except for golf (too boring for my style). I know no one can top Tigers woods’ salary, but there should be more soccer players on this list. What about Leo Messi… What about Cristiano Ronaldo? These guys make serious money!! Sure we have David Beckham on the list, but is it because he plays in the MLS??
7:50 am
Samuel Eto’o Phillis has become the most highest earning player in the world after he joined the Russian side Anzih Makhackala owned by a billionaire,Suleiman Kerimov
8:00 pm
yea this list sounds pretty reasonable…the reason why not many footballers (ppl get it real its not soccer its gad damn FOOTBALL!) its cs the transfer fees r soo high..my point being if you were to include value of atheletes (or total cost to clubs) rather than earnings footballers would be right up there for sure…btw NASCAR=dumb down, slower version of Formula 1
1:42 pm
Messi. The best and most pay of the world..
12:11 pm
HOW I WISH I AM INTO ATHLETICS
12:21 pm
tyson was ofred 500 million dollars for 1 matchafter his doughter died and he said yes and go in the ring knock the fuck up in 2 minutes think a singel strike is enough to earn 500 million dollars that goooood paid!
9:26 am
Ya’ll way off, F1 driver are by far the highest paid athletes. Fernando Alonso as been averaging $42 million a year for 9 years witch made him earn more then A Rod in less years with out endorsement, also he still as room to grow as $42 million a year is by far not the highest yearly salary Ferrari as pay. Micheal shumacker first athlete to become a billioner and was earning $70+ million a year just from ferrari, most establish F1 driver make more in 1 race then what most athlete make in a year. Luwis Hamilton, Jason button, Felipe Massa, nico rosberg…. Make more a year then A-Rod,
3:42 am
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11:16 pm
Boxing is the highest paid sport. Mayweather just made 20 million for fighting victor ortiz.
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8:54 am
boxing and nascar should be one of the most paying sport in the world,because their life are at a high risk.it takes alot for a boxer to a champ.as for football,tennis,golf they are over for nathing.
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