The World's 50 Top-Earning Athletes 2010 By Worlds Richest People Lists [49 more lists]
Earning over $20 million during the year, the world's 50 top-earning athletes from 2010 include professional football, baseball, basketball and soccer players, boxers, auto racers, cyclists and even golfers. In fact one notable golfer ranks atop all other athletes for 2010 income, Tiger Woods, who brought in a whopping $105 million.
Though no other athletes broke the $100-million mark for 2010, each of these top sports stars led all others in their field and raked in the cash during the year.
In addition to their blockbuster contracts for playing the sport they are best at, these top-earning athletes earned millions for just showing up, like for a photo or commercial shoot, or by lending their name to one product or another.
Of all major sports, only one is notably missing from this list, professional hockey players. Perhaps that's why there are so many billionaire NHL owners instead.
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1975GolferCypressUnited States of America“ Income: $105 million „ - 2
1977Professional BoxerGrand RapidsUnited States of America“ Income: $65 million „ - 3
1978Actor, Basketball playerPhiladelphiaUnited States of America“ Income: $48 million „ - 4
1970GolferSan DiegoUnited States of America“ Income: $46 million „ - 5
1975Soccer Player, ModelLeytonstoneUnited Kingdom, England“ Income:$43.7 million „ - 6
1981Tennis player, AthleteBaselSwitzerland“ Income: $43 million „ - 7 1984Basketball playerAkronUnited States of America“ Income: $42.8 million „
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Manny Pacquiao
“ Income: $42 million „ - 9 1981American football playerNew OrleansUnited States of America“ Income: $39.9 million „
- 10 1982American football playerMinneapolisUnited States of America“ Income: $38.3 million „
- 11 1980American football playerWilsonUnited States of America“ Income: $36 million „
- 12 1975Actor, Baseball playerWashington HeightsUnited States of America“ Income: $35.9 million „
- 13 1985Soccer PlayerFunchalPortugal“ Income: $35.8 million „
- 14 1979Racecar driverEspooFinland“ Income: $34 million „
- 15 1981American football playerDecaturUnited States of America“ Income: $32.1 million „
- 16 1979Urbino“ Income: $32 million „
- 17 1972Actor, Musician, Basketball player, Rapper, Television producerNewarkUnited States of America“ Income: $31 million „
- 18 1974Actor, Presenter, Radio personality, Racecar driverKannapolisUnited States of America“ Income: $30 million „
- 19 1974Actor, Baseball playerPequannockUnited States of America“ Income: $29.7 million „
- 20 1985Racecar driverStevenageUnited Kingdom“ Income: $29 million „
- 21 1980Basketball playerShanghaiChina“ Income: $28.4 million „
- 22 1979Basketball playerAuburndaleUnited States of America“ Income: $28.2 million „
- 23 1981Racecar driverOviedoSpain“ Income: $28 million „
- 24 1969Racecar driverHürthGermany“ Income: $28 million „
- 25 1981American football playerHartsvilleUnited States of America“ Income: $27.3 million „
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