Friends, hello hello, today we will continue our large rating of sports, including the ten most popular sports disciplines, because believe me, many athletes have repeatedly asked themselves this important question, is it possible to earn decent money in sports or make a good career as a coach and also provide decent income? your old age. Is it even possible to combine pleasure, money and sport? Since often, if a sport grows over time from an ordinary hobby into a profession, then it has to become the only source of income for professional athletes.

Therefore, now we will compile our new sports rating and find out whether the sport you chose in previous articles is also suitable for making money, or whether it will not be able to meet your great ambitions and monetary expectations.

Money in sports

Last time we already began to consider the issue of money in sports, and more specifically, which is most popular with television viewers, and accordingly attracts crowds of satisfied investors, managers, advertisers, coaches and simply professional athletes who want to make money.

In other words, it is clear that the more famous a sport is, the more competitions are held in it, and the more often it is shown on TV, the more money there is usually in this sport. Therefore, today we will look specifically at which sports you can earn big money.

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The most profitable sport

Let’s say right away that these 10 most accessible popular sports chosen for our rating are far from the most profitable of the existing ones, since, for example, the richest golfer in the world Tiger Woodshas already earned his first billion dollars in sports. And Michael Schumacher in formula one is the happy owner of more than 820 million green American money earned in one of the most expensive and profitable sports.

But these, rather today still elite sports, are usually inaccessible for training to ordinary people, because not everyone has the opportunity to maintain a formula one car, or even buy a good golf club for several thousand dollars, of which a professional will need quite a large number, I already I’m not talking about racing yachts or buying your own plane.

In the sports areas we initially chose, you are unlikely to receive such fees, but they are all very affordable in terms of tuition prices, and some are even subsidized by the government in order to maintain the country's sporting authority, so the big plus is that you do not have to spend tens of thousands on training and special equipment.

At the same time, you can still make quite a lot of money on any sport from our rating, so to begin with, it is better to prioritize not the amount of money, but the individual choice of a sport that is interesting to you.

Money and sports

1) Footballwithout any questions asked, takes all 10 points out of 10 possible in the category of the most profitable sport among the most accessible ones x for training the average person. After all, the one who really wants it and who is loved by fortune will earn a lot in football, even just by training athletes or organizing big matches in stadiums. A famous football players earn tens of millions of dollars a year. That is, if they don’t star in even more expensive and even more money-making commercials than sports.

2) Representatives of professional general physical sports, and especially runners and swimmers can earn big money in competitions(up to a couple of million dollars per year). Naturally, at a young age and exclusively the best of the best, but coaches in such sports earn less and less, so for now they only receive 8 points.

3) Serious money competitions karate even less, and for little-known ones now the participants themselves have to pay extra. But enterprising trainers of traditional martial arts can still make a good living on this money from sports in their country. As they say modestly, but enough, therefore too 8.

Earning money from sports

4) MMA, and boxing and any others show and "fights without rules" provide an opportunity for almost unlimited earnings in sports and in the ring for young and strong professionals.

Sometimes Popular and famous show fighters have even more income than football players, and the trainers live well, not counting Soviet boxing of course, so 10 points. Naturally, in real martial arts, earning money is not the main thing, but you can read what’s important in my For now, let’s continue.

5) In chess Same there are more than enough prizes for a comfortable life, but not as much as I wanted, and in order to fight for them you will have to put in no less effort than in fights without rules. But good private chess teachers still have enough to live on, so that’s also about 8 points.

6) Acrobatic arts, and especially modern ones, oddly enough, do not earn much money from sports. Of course, you can do classical acrobatics, become famous and win at the Olympics, but this is very rare.

Typically, modern acrobats prefer to star in expensive, high-quality films or win almost useless medals in classical sports. But on the contrary, it is the trainers of more popular modern areas of acrobatics such as parkour who receive more money from training, while trainers of “classical technique” often sit without work, or receive pennies in sports public schools, so only 7 points.

7) Body-building also not very impressive with his earnings, There are not as many major competitions as we would like, but a rocking chair in the basement or fitness center is now on every corner and trainers usually don’t go hungry, so 8 points.

A Workout Modern strength sports are even less fortunate; in most cases, only enthusiasts engage in them, often without having their own gym at all, using only an outdoor horizontal bar in the park.

Earnings for a trainer

8)In dancing Also not everything is as rosy as it was before, now there is an era of decline in interest in classical dances, so they make money only by training and at major official competitions.

But modern dances, including breakdancing in winning. They are popular both at large and not very well-known competitions, where the prizes are still quite small, but teams from the CIS often take prizes at the World Break Championships. In addition, trainers can still find thousands of beginners who want to master modern choreography, so 8 points.

It’s a pity, but now it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to win a modern dance show with a waltz, therefore, modern acrobatic or more sexual types of dances are most in demand and earnings among trainers.

9) Competitions foryoga Hardly ever, and besides Indians, only a few foreigners win in them. But here Yoga trainers are now the clear favorites in terms of earnings in any of the yoga and fitness centers in the world, and in Moscow they generally earn very well. The only negative is that when you become a real yogi, this trainer’s earnings will most likely become of little interest to you, so for now, at best, 8 points.

10) Competitive Capoeira for the CIS it’s about the same as yoga, competitions are quite rare, and there are practically no prize funds. And if major competitions are held, then somewhere in Brazil or Spain, where the Brazilians themselves win, since for other countries this is still a relatively young sport with little money.

But now you can conduct capoeira training and earn a lot from it, I personally know trainers who independently train more than a hundred students in Moscow with obviously expensive training prices of a hundred dollars per month, so they also deserve 8 points, although in small cities everything not nearly as rosy.

Sports Profitability Ranking

Conclusion. In the last two parts, we discussed 2 important points, without which it is impossible to individually choose the sport that is ideal for you, and without which any sport, even the best and most interesting, quickly dies.

The first is this, and the second is whether an athlete who plays this sport professionally receives decent money.

Without spectators and money sport is really impossible That’s why today we have compiled a ranking of the profitability of sports from our top ten best and most popular sports disciplines in the world.

The first digit was accordingly assigned to do spectators like the sport, and secondly, how much money can an athlete earn at competitions or by training other athletes as a coach?.

Football 9, 10; GPP 8, 8; Karate 7, 8; MMA 10, 10; Chess 7, 8; Acrobatics 10, 7; Bodybuilding 7, 8; Dances 10, 8; Yoga 7, 8; Capoeira 10, 8.

Accordingly, this time MMA and other directed wrestling shows won in the ranking of sports by points, for this we will show what I did last year a photo from the MMA fighter training gym in Rio De Janeiro, the city from which many of the best MMA and Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighters emerged.

And that’s where we’ll end for today, and in the next part we’ll additionally talk about specific prices for training and various equipment for wisely choosing sports from the rating, and about even the most disadvantaged person, and what sports today they prefer to subsidize and develop the state, paying for the training of athletes and children even from its own pocket.

In addition, you can also find out on our video channel and website, as well as much, much more.

While watching your favorite football or basketball team play, have you ever thought about how much a player earns? In order to bring you up to date, the editors Hotshowlife has prepared a list of the highest paid athletes of the 21st century.

Viswanathan Anand - chess ($1.5 million)

Viswanathan Anand

The 15th world champion Viswanathan Anand was familiar with chess from the age of 6. Very quickly he became the champion among all chess players in India. Several times he achieved the title of champion in speed chess. He managed to break into the world level only at the age of 30, after which victory at one of the world championships brought him his highest fee to date - $1.5 million.

Tiger Woods - golf ($4.4 million)

Tiger Woods

It would seem that this American golf is unremarkable. Who even watches it? Even though things are not going well for Tiger now, he still earns enough. Well, he lost several sponsors because of the press, so they’ll pay a couple of million less, so what now? Throughout his career, Tiger has earned about $1.3 billion, and is rightfully considered the richest athlete in the world. Since most of his income comes from sponsorship payments rather than fees, Tiger does not occupy the highest level of our top with a fee of $4.4 million.

Roger Federer - tennis ($7.7 million)

Roger Federer

The most interesting thing is that as a child, Roger was never interested in tennis, he was more attracted to sports games such as football, basketball and golf. Roger Federer has continuously held the status of the first racket of the world for a long time, won the Grand Slam tournament 17 times, according to Forbes magazine he ranks 7th in the ranking of the highest paid athletes, and his highest fee was $7.7 million. However, Roger's career development is slowed down by uncontrollable emotional outbursts.

LeBron James - basketball ($13 million)

LeBron James

LeBron Raymond James is a professional basketball player. He took part in All Stars matches 11 times and twice became the most productive player in the history of his team. He also twice managed to become the most valuable player of the regular season, and twice achieved the NBA title. At 30 years old, his highest salary is $13 million.

Alexander Ovechkin - hockey ($17 million)

Mikhail Ovechkin

Mikhail Ovechkin began his career with Dynamo Moscow. Then, at 17 years old, he became the youngest player in the Russian national team in history. In 2008, he signed a record contract with the Washington Capitals for 13 years - $124 million. He has already received many awards, and his salary today is about $17 million per season.

Carlos Dunlap - American football ($18.7 million)

Carlos Dunlap

Carlos Dunlap is the death machine of college football. This athlete is the personification of the protective aegis for his team. For his professional qualities, Carlos was not offended not only with sponsorship money, but also with a fee - $18.7 million per season.

Usain Bolt - athletics ($23 million)

Usain Bolt

The Jamaican athlete received the famous nickname “Lightning” for his high running speed. He became an Olympic champion six times and an 11-time world champion. He set 8 world records and is the first person in history to win 11 gold medals at the world championships. Usain's highest fee was $23 million.

Cristiano Ronaldo - football ($30 million)

Football in the CIS countries is the most popular sport. Cristiano Ronaldo, a footballer who has won five Ballon d'Or awards, scores at least 60 goals every year for his football club. Thanks to a multimillion-dollar audience subscribed to his pages on social networks, Ronaldo holds the bar as one of the most famous football players in the world. Cristiano's income exceeded $79.6 million just last year, the largest fee was $20.5 million, and the footballer assured everyone who supported him that he was in no way going to slow down.

Michael Schumacher - circuit racing ($36 million)

Michael Schumacher

Who doesn't know this famous racer? Schumacher's career began back in 1984, when at the age of 14 he received a driver's license and began competing. Throughout his life, his career as a racing car driver brought him many dangers, there were ups and downs, but during all this time he earned about $800 million. Michael's highest fee for a Formula 1 season was $36 million. As we know, a tragedy occurred in France in 2013. Michael and his son went for a ride in the mountains, Schumacher Sr. deviated from the road, tripped and fell, and hit his head in the fall. The racer is currently undergoing rehabilitation at his mansion in Switzerland. We wish a speedy recovery to the famous racer!

Floyd Mayweather - boxing ($85 million)

Floyd Mayweather

A record holder among all athletes, who was even symbolically nicknamed “Money”. Floyd Mayweather is an undefeated professional boxer who competed in the welterweight category. Floyd fights only a few boxing fights a year, but his fee for being in the ring for less than one hour is $85 million. You will also have to believe that this is his non-main income. Floyd is very flexible and hardworking. That is why he dismissed his manager and organized his own company, Mayweather Promotions, where he does self-PR and promotion. Contracts with brands, ticket distribution, sales of broadcast rights to TV channels - all this brings him a lot of money. But the boxer’s temper is really hot; in June 2015, he beat his ex-girlfriend, for which he was sent to prison for 3 months.

All sports require not only physical and mental investment from athletes, but also financial investment from sponsors.

The most interesting thing is that if we take into account the financial investments of some sports, they could easily make up the country’s annual budget.

7. Boxing

The competition's total revenue was $400 million. People are always ready to pay for a spectacle, which is why prices for fight tickets reached 150 thousand dollars.

The boxers themselves received $150 and $100 million that day.

6. Football

They have been earning good amounts of money from football for a long time, so it is rightfully included in the top expensive sports. The game, popular all over the world, gathers millions of fans in stadiums and in front of television screens.

In football, transfers are constantly carried out, which amaze with high amounts. This is a completely normal phenomenon when clubs buy players for exorbitant prices.

Sponsorship support is very important for football teams, as their overall development depends on it. In football there is no clear framework in terms of money turnover, and the contracts of football players are direct confirmation of this. And if you also take into account the fact that every day more and more new stars are appearing for whom famous teams are ready to fight, then the issue directly concerns money.

5. Golf

Golf is usually called the game of aristocrats. An example is Tiger Woods, a world-famous golfer who earned more than $50 million a year.

Top athletes earn decent amounts of money playing golf. And you just have to say the name of this sport, and a picture immediately pops up in your imagination, in which a neat Englishman, dressed in a branded uniform, drives around the green surface in a golf cart. Golf is an expensive sport and not everyone can afford it.

4. Airsports

If we take the technical side of airsports, then in terms of characteristics it is on par with the world-famous “Royal Races”.

Airsports are generally considered expensive due to the high costs of technical equipment. A lot of money is invested in purchasing the aircraft itself, providing equipment and insurance. Therefore, airsports can easily be called the most expensive sport in terms of costs.

3. Sailing

When the question arises, what is the most expensive sport, sailing immediately comes to mind for many. It takes millions to purchase a yacht, and it takes no less to create a quality boat. And the high cost is due to expensive materials for its construction.

And if you also take into account the fact that materials used in the construction of space equipment are often used as components for a yacht or boat, then you can only imagine what kind of money is circulating there.

It also cannot do without investing in the development of athletes. But the millions in fees for those who professionally engage in sailing are a worthy reward.

Modern professional sports are a pastime for the rich. For some species, only high-quality uniforms and shoes are enough, but for others, in addition to this, specific equipment will be required, the cost of which can amount to hundreds of thousands and millions of dollars. If you look at the ranking of the most expensive sports, it becomes clear that it is impossible to engage in them without rich sponsors or government support.

1. Formula 1

Even a person far from motorsport only needs to look once at a Formula 1 car race (at least to replace all 4 wheels in 2 seconds), and he will immediately understand how much money is invested in all this. But to become a Formula 1 driver you have to go a very long way. Start, for example, with karting, where the cost of the car is “only” 3,000 euros. But you will need a lot more tires (at least 200 euros per set) and spare engines. If you ride a kart on European circuits for 6 seasons, you will lose the amount of 100,000 - 200,000 euros. After completing training on the kart, racers move on to more powerful cars from the Formula class, where the minimum cost is already 130,000 euros. Then there are the even more expensive Formula BMW and Formula Renault, in which costs increase to 230,000 - 250,000 euros per season. To participate in the races of an average team you need to pay over 600,000 euros per season. And getting into Formula 1 without powerful sponsors is completely unthinkable.

2. Sailing

For beginners, sailing is attractive due to the opportunity, after undergoing certain training, to participate in real world championships. Yachtsmen's competitions are organized for different classes of sailing ships. The most inexpensive “vessel” will cost about 600,000 rubles, and premium yachts have a completely different price level - from 2,000,000 euros. You need to spend almost the same amount per year on the ship’s crew - 1.5-2 million euros. And this all applies only to amateur regattas, and to participate in the prestigious America's Cup and Volvo Ocean Race, millions will be required.
This price level for sailing ships is due to the cost of the materials from which they are made. In some cases, they use components designed for use in space technology. And designing and assembling modern yachts takes a lot of time and resources; the drawings must be as accurate as possible. If a minimal miscalculation is made, this will immediately affect the speed of the ship, depriving it of even a theoretical chance of a winning result. And the fees of professional yachtsmen amount to millions.

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3. Equestrianism

Equestrian sport has now become elite and terribly expensive, and the days of d'Artagnan are hopelessly over. A thoroughbred horse costs many millions of dollars. The champion in terms of value was the horse Sharif Dancer, who was sold at auction in 1983 for $40 million. This only confirms that in our time, an elite stallion costs more than any sports hypercar. But it’s not enough just to have a thoroughbred horse, you need to properly maintain and shoe it, which also costs a lot of money, in addition, you need to rent an arena and a track with obstacles for training, and even just transporting the horse to the competition venue is not cheap.

4. Airsports

Air sports have always been expensive and never accessible to the common man. There are 9 types of aircraft that athletes currently compete on. Most of the expenses here go towards the purchase of the aircraft itself, but it also costs a lot to maintain a staff of mechanics servicing it. We should not forget that not only the aviator’s sporting results, but also his own life depend on their work.
Aviation designers are constantly improving their creations, adding the most modern equipment to them, which costs a lot of money. Before taking part in aviation competitions, experts will carefully examine the aircraft, and if they find any device or part that does not meet the standards, they will never allow it to compete.

5. Football

Everyone's favorite football has long ceased to be a pure sport, turning into a pursuit of money, fame and prestige. The determining factor was the ability to buy players, especially those who can increase the club's income. The income structure of the most successful football leagues includes not only the amounts received from the sale of tickets to stadiums, but also such items as advertising contracts, sponsorships, and income from television broadcasts.
Among the most profitable brands in the football world in recent years have been clubs such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United. The income of these clubs amounts to hundreds of millions of dollars, approaching a billion. The players of these clubs receive the most astronomical salaries (not counting advertising contracts).
Ahead of the salary list is the Catalan Barcelona and the greatest football player on the planet - Lionel Messi, who receives more than any football player in the world. The coaches are not far behind the players. At one time, Bayern Munich was able to persuade the excellent coach Josep Guardiola, who brought Barcelona to the top of world football, to lead his team for almost 15 million euros per season. And now he is destroying everyone in Manchester City in the English championship.

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6. Golf

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have put golf among the world's most valuable sports as their annual earnings top $50 million. Of course, their income comes not only from victories in tournaments, but also from sponsorship and advertising contracts.
Golf is considered an elite sport; show business stars, businessmen, politicians love to play it casually, that is, all those who are able to pay huge sums for membership fees in golf clubs, as well as the purchase of very expensive golf equipment. To join Donald Trump's club, an applicant must deposit a $350,000 entry fee into his account. In just one year, $9 billion worth of golf balls, clubs and other golf paraphernalia were purchased across the planet. Luxurious golf courses have become tourist attractions, and golfers collectively pay about two billion dollars a year to play on them.

7. Boxing

Boxing participates in this ranking due to huge prize money. Heavyweight fights have always been very expensive, such as the 2015 fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, which brought the organizers $400 million. People were always ready to pay for a big spectacle. Ticket prices for this fight reached an insane $150,000. The boxers themselves received 100 and 150 million dollars, respectively, after which Forbes magazine recognized Mayweather as the richest athlete in the world.

8. Tennis

This sport, slightly inferior to football in popularity, also boasts millions in fees for tennis players for victories in major tournaments. But before claiming these fabulous prizes, the athlete needs to spend significantly on equipment and coaches, massage therapists, etc.
Professional rackets for beginners cost more than $1,000, and renting a court costs no less. As for the coach, the cost of his services will increase along with the skill and results of the tennis player, because coaches have to be changed quite often in order to achieve progress. Tennis players travel around the world all year round, where numerous tournaments are held, and all these trips with the team are very expensive. In order for an athlete to be noticed, he must be on the tour for many years, during which time colossal amounts of money will be spent.
In fact, tennis only becomes profitable for top athletes who collect the lion's share of prize money and sponsorships. Thus, Serena Williams wins more titles and, accordingly, prize money, while Maria Sharapova, inferior to her in results, takes her toll through advertising and generally surpasses the American in annual income. The greatest tennis player in history, Roger Federer, is so popular all over the world that he receives at least $60 million from advertising every year. The prize funds of tennis majors held in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York are also growing.

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9. Basketball

America's favorite basketball is also an expensive sport. According to Forbes magazine, at least 10 NBA players have annual incomes exceeding $27 million. So LeBron James from “California” earns about 70 million in net profit, and there is also income from advertising sportswear and equipment. Nike, Coca-Cola, Tissot and other business sharks invest in NBA teams. For several years now, the most valuable team has been the Los Angeles Lakers, with a capitalization of $3 billion. In recent years, several dozen teams have become worth more than one billion dollars, although in 2013 there were only 3 of them.

10. Hockey

Hockey has also become an expensive sport, despite the fact that it has always been considered the "people's game". Since millions of people love to watch hockey battles and are willing to pay for it, it means that the leading hockey clubs will be “in chocolate.” Historically, there have been two leaders in this game - Canada and the USSR (Russia), which is why their hockey players earn the most. Five Canadians have exceeded the $10 million mark in hockey earnings in recent years. They were joined by Evgeni Malkin and Alexander Ovechkin, who also play in the NHL. As for the most expensive hockey club, it is the New York Rangers, which costs $1,200,000.

10 Athletes in the World Who Earn Crazy Money

Forbes has published a list of the 100 highest paid athletes on the planet. The only Russian woman in the ranking was Maria Sharapova.

Edition " Forbes has published a list of the 100 highest paid athletes on the planet. The only Russian woman in the ranking was Maria Sharapova. Sovsport.ru finds out who earned the rest of the money in sports.

1st place: Floyd Mayweather, $300,000,000

Kind of sport: boxing

A country: USA

The famous boxer's income for the year amounted to an unprecedented $300,000,000. This amount became a record in the entire history of the list. Where does an athlete get that kind of money? It's all about the legendary fight with Manny Pacquiao, which took place on May 2. The fight's total proceeds are expected to be $600,000,000. Much of that money will go into the boxer's pocket. The win bonus alone is $100,000,000.

2nd place: Manny Pacquiao,$ 160 000 000

Kind of sport: boxing

A country: Philippines

Pacquiao, despite losing the fight with Mayweather, also made good money from broadcast sales. The American’s most serious opponent after the “fight of the century” received $125,000,000. According to media reports, the Filipino will soon retire. However, the athlete will not be left without money. His contracts with Nike, Foot Locker and other global brands are not going anywhere.

3rd place: Cristiano Ronaldo,$ 79 600 000

Kind of sport: football

A country: Portugal

Despite numerous football achievements and regalia, the famous Ronaldo ranks third in the rankings by a significant margin. The athlete’s salary is about $50,000,000 per year, the rest of the money comes from sponsorship events. In 2018, the contract with Real Madrid expires. But we are sure that the football player will find something to do - the status of the most popular athlete in the world obliges him.

4th place: Lionel Messi, $73,800,000

Kind of sport: football

A country: Argentina

Argentinean Lionel Messi was not far behind his main competitor Ronaldo. Recently, the athlete re-signed a contract with Champions League winner Barcelona. This means that he will consistently receive $50,000,000 a year until 2018. In addition, Lionel’s advertisers include giants such as Adidas and Samsung.

5th place: Roger Federer,$ 67 000 000

Kind of sport: tennis

A country: Switzerland

Forbes cites the huge demand from advertisers as the reason for the athlete’s high earnings. Global brands highly value the excellent reputation of the multiple Grand Slam title winner.

6th: LeBronJames, $64 800 000

Kind of sport: basketball

A country: USA

One of the best basketball players in the world receives approximately $40,000,000 per season. In addition, the image of the NBA star is actively used by world sharks such as Nike, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Samsung and many others. The athlete also has his own line of sneakers, which sell well all over the world.

7th place: Kevin Durant,$ 54 100 000

Kind of sport: basketball

A country: USA

Durant is one of the top ten athletes in the NBA. A basketball player gets money not only from games, but also from a fairly large contract with Nike.

8th: Phil Mickelson$ 50 800 000

Kind of sport: golf

A country: USA

The lion's share of Mickelson's earnings comes from sponsorship events. This year, contracts brought him about $40,000,000. There have been no big victories in the athlete’s career for 2 years.

9th place: Tiger Woods, $50 600 000

Kind of sport: golf

A country: USA

The golfer's last major victory came at the 2008 US Open. Over the past two years, the athlete has not won a single major competition - elbow and back injuries have taken their toll. Injuries are a major reason for Woods' earnings decline. Previously, sporting achievements brought much more income. In the same year, sponsorship contracts helped Tiger stay in the top ten.

10th: KobeBryant, $49 500 000

Kind of sport: basketball

A country: USA

Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant gets paid for more than just his athletic achievements. Other employers of the athlete include Nike, Lenovo and Panini.

26th place: Maria Sharapova, $29,700,000

Kind of sport: tennis

A country: Russia

The tennis player became the only representative of Russia included in the list. The most significant part of the athlete’s income was the prize money for winning the French Open in 2014 - Sharapova received $6,700,000 in Paris. Maria earned the rest of the amount thanks to contracts with advertisers.

Such giants as Nike, Samsung and Evian love and appreciate our athlete. In addition to all of the above, do not forget about Sharapova’s business - the Sugarpova candy brand. During this year, more than 3 million packages of sweets were sold worldwide. We also note that Maria is ahead of her main rival, American Serena Williams, on the list. The world number one earned only $24,600,000 over the past year.

63rd place: Wladimir Klitschko, $22 500 000

Kind of sport: boxing

A country: Ukraine

The professional boxer, performing in the heavy weight category, became the only representative of Ukraine who entered the top hundred. Klitschko has been the strongest athlete in his category since 2005. Vladimir signed a very lucrative contract with German television to show the fights. In April, the boxer defeated Bryant Jennings. In addition, the athlete is engaged to Hollywood actress Hayden Panettiere. The couple is expecting a baby in December.

source: Forbes

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