In this day and age, sport is not just about fitness or competition anymore. It is also a profession and helps athletes earn a lot of money, including salaries and advertising contracts. Let's take a look at the 7 highest-paid sports in the world in our following article!
Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the United States and China. Today, the most famous basketball tournament is the NBA tournament, which focuses on many teams such as the New York Knicks, Washington Wizards, Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Laker, etc. The NBA is also one of the basketball tournaments of interest a lot by the betting community worldwide. Some players playing in the NBA have the highest income globally, such as Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, etc.
If you are a fan of American movies, you also understand the attraction of baseball, right? It is a popular traditional sport in the land of flags. According to the salary statistics of baseball players in the US, they receive about $4.4 million per year. In particular, the famous baseball player Clay Kershaw is considered the person with the highest income, with $33.3 million per year.
$2.9 million is the average amount that the stars of this sport receive each year. The current highest-paid hockey player in the world is Jonathan Toews (Canada), with a total income of $16 million in the 2016-2017 season.
Boxing is a martial art and a combat sport between two people from the West. Weight classes are divided according to the Metric system and the Avoirdupois system. For this dangerous sport, the prize money received by the boxers is calculated according to each round. As for the average salary, they can receive about $75,000 per year. Canelo Alvarez (Mexico) is currently the world's highest-paid boxer, with $28.5 million.
As a dangerous sport, motorcycle racing still receives enthusiastic support from a large audience with exciting performances. Each motocross athlete has an income of about $1 million per year. In particular, speed superstar Lewis Hamilton from the UK achieved a total income of up to $46 million.
Golf is an indispensable name in the sport with the highest income in the world. The average amount that golfers receive each year is about $700,000. Rory McIlroy (UK) is the highest earning golfer in the world with an amount of $50 million.
The most popular sport on the planet has had huge fluctuations in salary and player transfers in recent years. However, in the top leagues in the world, a player receives about $2 million per year. With the stars in the football village, that number can increase dozens of times, in addition to the amount of money collected from advertising contracts. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) is currently the highest-paid player and athlete in the world, with a huge salary of $93 million.
The above are the sports with the highest income in the world up to the present time. The attraction of these sports has always increased over time, and the income level from these sports will not stop at the numbers we mentioned above. And if you need to find sports to bet on, you definitely cannot ignore these names.
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