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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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Rank   Name Born Profession Birthplace Nationality
  1. 1
    1975
    Golfer
    Cypress
    United States of America
    Income: $105 million
  2. 2
    1977
    Professional Boxer
    Grand Rapids
    United States of America
    Income: $65 million
  3. 3
    1978
    Actor, Basketball player
    Philadelphia
    United States of America
    Income: $48 million
  4. 4
    1970
    Golfer
    San Diego
    United States of America
    Income: $46 million
  5. 5
    1975
    Soccer Player, Model
    Leytonstone
    United Kingdom, England
    Income:$43.7 million
  6. 6
    1981
    Tennis player, Athlete
    Basel
    Switzerland
    Income: $43 million
  7. 7
    1984
    Basketball player
    Akron
    United States of America
    Income: $42.8 million
  8. 8

    Manny Pacquiao

    Income: $42 million
  9. 9
    1981
    American football player
    New Orleans
    United States of America
    Income: $39.9 million
  10. 10
    1982
    American football player
    Minneapolis
    United States of America
    Income: $38.3 million
  11. 11
    1980
    American football player
    Wilson
    United States of America
    Income: $36 million
  12. 12
    1975
    Actor, Baseball player
    Washington Heights
    United States of America
    Income: $35.9 million
  13. 13
    1985
    Soccer Player
    Funchal
    Portugal
    Income: $35.8 million
  14. 14
    1979
    Racecar driver
    Espoo
    Finland
    Income: $34 million
  15. 15
    1981
    American football player
    Decatur
    United States of America
    Income: $32.1 million
  16. 16
    1979
    Urbino
    Income: $32 million
  17. 17
    1972
    Actor, Musician, Basketball player, Rapper, Television producer
    Newark
    United States of America
    Income: $31 million
  18. 18
    1974
    Actor, Presenter, Radio personality, Racecar driver
    Kannapolis
    United States of America
    Income: $30 million
  19. 19
    1974
    Actor, Baseball player
    Pequannock
    United States of America
    Income: $29.7 million
  20. 20
    1985
    Racecar driver
    Stevenage
    United Kingdom
    Income: $29 million
  21. 21
    1980
    Basketball player
    Shanghai
    China
    Income: $28.4 million
  22. 22
    1979
    Basketball player
    Auburndale
    United States of America
    Income: $28.2 million
  23. 23
    1981
    Racecar driver
    Oviedo
    Spain
    Income: $28 million
  24. 24
    1969
    Racecar driver
    Hürth
    Germany
    Income: $28 million
  25. 25
    1981
    American football player
    Hartsville
    United States of America
    Income: $27.3 million

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