Here is a nice article that was posted on ESPN which details the highest paid athletes from 182 countries. There are quite a few soccer players on the list. I am still amazed that Yaya Toure is making £213,439.77 per week which is almost on par with Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid.
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But Yaya Toure isn't.
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Where's the article 
Or is my browser just shit?
Or is my browser just shit?
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http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=6391145
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It amazes me how much money is involved in Baseball.
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Lux wrote:Where's the article
Or is my browser just shit?
'Here'
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Brazil's highest paid athlete is a car driver? Bit of a shock.
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Scuba Steve wrote:Lux wrote:Where's the article
Or is my browser just shit?
'Here'
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If you have certain settings on your browser though, you might not have seen it. It was hiding there.
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dena wrote:Brazil's highest paid athlete is a car driver? Bit of a shock.
Thought that myself, was waiting for Kaka or Robinho
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Naw, big money in auto racing.
England
Brazil
Italy
Spain
All led by people who race (couple of others I am forgetting too).
England
Brazil
Italy
Spain
All led by people who race (couple of others I am forgetting too).
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Why does Yaya Toure get paid so much? He's not that good 
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Yes he is.
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I wonder how different that list would be if you take into account endorsements and sponsorships and things like that.
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Cadbury wrote:Why does Yaya Toure get paid so much? He's not that good
He doesn't get paid that much. For fuck sake.
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Tevez makes more than Messi? I thought Messi was the highest earner in football. 
Look at Spain and America. That is ridiculous.
Look at Spain and America. That is ridiculous.
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Was surprised with Kimi Raikkonen. With that amount of money in Rally it's no wonder he moved there from F1.
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Shit, Montoya gets paid a lot 
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luke. wrote:Cadbury wrote:Why does Yaya Toure get paid so much? He's not that good
He doesn't get paid that much. For fuck sake.
Shame he does
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Lux wrote:Where's the article
Or is my browser just shit?
If you click on the word "here" it will direct you to the article.
RobbieSavageIsA... wrote:I wonder how different that list would be if you take into account endorsements and sponsorships and things like that.
Depends. At one point Michael Schumacher made $80M in one year from endorsements and racing. Auto racing has sicks amounts of cash in it.
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RobbieSavageIsA... wrote:It amazes me how much money is involved in Baseball.
Yeah it's crazy. Alex Rodriguez has had two contracts that exceeded $250M over the duration of the contract. Basically 17 years and $500M+ once its all said and done. That's excluding endorsements, etc. Albert Pujols is going to probably get about $250-275M after this season ends and he signs a new deal.
Some baseball players could afford to buy football clubs.
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kimi was highest paid driver in f1 when he was in ferrari was earning
crazy money like 40-50 million usd a season but he started getting lazy
and was losing his touch so he ran away to rally and is only earning a
fraction of what he was make in f1. his pride precedes his wallet which
is not so bad
some interest figures
im not sure if that
list is so up to date. vettel sign new red bull contract worth over 30
millions per season at end of last season and same as mark webber who
should be earning
federer pretty underpaid lol considering
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crazy money like 40-50 million usd a season but he started getting lazy
and was losing his touch so he ran away to rally and is only earning a
fraction of what he was make in f1. his pride precedes his wallet which
is not so bad
some interest figures
im not sure if that
list is so up to date. vettel sign new red bull contract worth over 30
millions per season at end of last season and same as mark webber who
should be earning
federer pretty underpaid lol considering
tino rossi
BEAST
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luke. wrote:Cadbury wrote:Why does Yaya Toure get paid so much? He's not that good
He doesn't get paid that much. For fuck sake.
What are you babbling about? He makes upwards $18m per year. Are you saying the info in the link is wrong?
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Zimbabwe Benjani Mwaruwari soccer EPL, Blackburn Rovers $3,405,584 $324
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England Lewis Hamilton auto racing Formula One $18,473,684 $35,239
I didn't expect F1 to get paid that much, fucking hell, love the sport but didn't realise they get paid such a ridiculous amount of Money.
What the fuck is Vettel on then.
I didn't expect F1 to get paid that much, fucking hell, love the sport but didn't realise they get paid such a ridiculous amount of Money.
What the fuck is Vettel on then.
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Tevez gets paid more than messi... 
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Moorzy2911 wrote:England Lewis Hamilton auto racing Formula One $18,473,684 $35,239
I didn't expect F1 to get paid that much, fucking hell, love the sport but didn't realise they get paid such a ridiculous amount of Money.
What the fuck is Vettel on then.
Not as much
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NoviNovak wrote:Tevez gets paid more than messi...
By his club. I bet Messi easily destroys him in total compensation though. That's what's so crazy about these numbers. Some of these guys are making two or three times more than that in endorsements.
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menalawyerguy wrote:NoviNovak wrote:Tevez gets paid more than messi...
By his club. I bet Messi easily destroys him in total compensation though. That's what's so crazy about these numbers. Some of these guys are making two or three times more than that in endorsements.
Oh yeeaaah, forgot about that..
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And the only reason Tevez makes more from club is because he plays for the drunken sailor of clubs. There are two city players on that list, both overpaid.
