Wednesday 17 August 2011

Sports and Money








Top-Earning Male Athletes


Tiger Woods: the top-earning athlete in the world!Tiger Woods


The top 10 earners among male athletes during the period of June 1, 2007 to June 1, 2008, are as follows:

Name Sport Amount Earned
1. Tiger WoodsGolf$115 million
2. David BeckhamSoccer$50 million
3. Michael JordanBasketball$45 million
4. Phil MickelsonGolf$45 million
5. Kimi RaikkonenAuto Racing$44 million
6. Kobe BryantBasketball$39 million
7. LeBron JamesBasketball$38 milloion
8. RonaldinhoSoccer$37 million
9. Valentino RossiAuto Racing$35 million
10. Roger FedererTennis$35 million

 

 

Top-Earning Female Athletes


Danica Patrick: The IndyCar Most Popular Driver Award (2005-07)!Danica Patrick


The top 10 earners among female athletes during the period of June 1, 2007 to June 1, 2008, are as follows:

Name Sport Amount Earned
1. Maria SharapovaTennis$26 million
2. Serena WilliamsTennis$14 million
3. Venus WilliamsTennis$13 million
4. Justine HeninTennis$12.5 million
5. Michelle WieGolf$12 million
6. Annika SorenstamGolf$11 million
7. Lorena OchoaGolf$10 milloion
8. Danica PatrickAuto Racing$7 million
9. Ana IvanovicTennis$6.5 million
10. Paula CreamerGolf$6 million





































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