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Who are the top ten highest paid athletes in the world for 2010?
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Combining a few sources, the list for 2010 looks like this:
1.) Tiger Woods (Golf): $110 Million
2.) Lionel Messi (Soccer): $46 Million
3.) Kobe Bryant (Basketball): $45 Million
4.) David Beckham (Soccer): $42 Million
5.) LeBron James (Basketball): $40 Million
6.) Phil Mickelson (Golf): $40 Million
7.) Manny Pacquiao (Boxing): $40 Million
8a.) Fernando Alonso (Formula One Racer, Team Ferrari): $40 Million
8b.) Kimi Raikkonen (Formula One Racer, Team Ferrari): $40 Million
9.) Roger Federer (Tennis): $36 Million
10.) Valentino Rossi (Motorcycle Racing): $35 Million
Note 1: All figures include benefits from endorsement contracts
Note 2: Michael Jordan makes around $45 Million from endorsements and ownership of the Charlotte Bobcats. Though he's a former athlete, this would still put him at number 2 or 3.
Note 3: Alex Rodriguez appears at number 10 on the mens weekly story (source 1), with earnings of $27.5 Million. In reality, soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo makes $30 million in 2010, surpassing A-rod anyway.
Note 4: Dale Earnhart Jr. (NASCAR) appears at number 9 on the mens weekly story, with earnings of $34 Million
1.) Tiger Woods (Golf): $110 Million
2.) Lionel Messi (Soccer): $46 Million
3.) Kobe Bryant (Basketball): $45 Million
4.) David Beckham (Soccer): $42 Million
5.) LeBron James (Basketball): $40 Million
6.) Phil Mickelson (Golf): $40 Million
7.) Manny Pacquiao (Boxing): $40 Million
8a.) Fernando Alonso (Formula One Racer, Team Ferrari): $40 Million
8b.) Kimi Raikkonen (Formula One Racer, Team Ferrari): $40 Million
9.) Roger Federer (Tennis): $36 Million
10.) Valentino Rossi (Motorcycle Racing): $35 Million
Note 1: All figures include benefits from endorsement contracts
Note 2: Michael Jordan makes around $45 Million from endorsements and ownership of the Charlotte Bobcats. Though he's a former athlete, this would still put him at number 2 or 3.
Note 3: Alex Rodriguez appears at number 10 on the mens weekly story (source 1), with earnings of $27.5 Million. In reality, soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo makes $30 million in 2010, surpassing A-rod anyway.
Note 4: Dale Earnhart Jr. (NASCAR) appears at number 9 on the mens weekly story, with earnings of $34 Million
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