Evaluation of high-paying rates in different sports is very subjective. The highest salary can be assessed by many parameters. For example, according to the income level of the highest paid athlete, according to the total turnover of funds in a particular sport, or according to the average level of players' salaries.
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Step 1
The highest paid sport can be considered the one in which at least one of the athletes receives the highest salary. If we define the highly paid sport in this way, then by the end of 2013, boxing can be considered the most profitable sport. The 37-year-old American Floyd Mayweather Jr., the world champion in middleweight boxing, was able to earn $ 105 million at the end of the year.
The next highest paid athlete in the world is the Portuguese footballer of Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo. Over the past year, he managed to earn about $ 80 million.
The third place in this list went to the basketball player of the NBA "Miami Heat" club LeBron James. The income of the American for the past year was $ 72.3 million.
It should be understood that these amounts include not only salaries, but also receipts from advertising contracts, according to which, athletes often receive amounts significantly exceeding their direct earnings from sports.
The fourth and fifth places are occupied by one more representative of a football player and a basketball player. These are, respectively, Barcelona player Lionel Messi and Los Angeles Lakers representative Kobe Bryant. The first managed to earn $ 64 million over the past year, and the second - $ 61.5 million.
The TOP-15 athletes with the highest income includes three golfers at once. One of them is Tiger Woods, who made $ 61.2 million. He was the highest paid athlete in the world for the previous eleven years, from 2001 to 2012, but lost his leadership due to the termination of several financially lucrative contracts. The other two golfers are Phil Mickelson and Arnold Palmer, who recently retired.
Among the highest paid athletes in the world, there are also representatives of hockey, American football, Formula 1 racing and baseball.
Step 2
If we consider the highest paid sport, the one with the largest cash flow at its disposal, this is definitely football. Unlike other sports that are popular on specific continents or with specific populations, soccer is popular everywhere. It is impossible to calculate the exact turnover of funds in this sport, but its order can be imagined if we take into account that the income of the International Football Federation FIFA from hosting the 2014 World Cup in Brazil alone amounted to over $ 4.5 billion.
Step 3
If we calculate the average salary of all representatives of a particular sport, then Formula 1 races are out of competition. The average salary of riders in 2013 was $ 5.5 million. However, this sport has only 20 athletes.
