Can you name the highest paid athlete by sport? by Flick

Can you name the highest paid athlete by sport?

created by Flick

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Most data is from 2009 and was obtained from;fortunate 50 athletes, cbssports. + others
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highest paid athlete by sport Quiz

by Flick

Created May 2, 2010 in Sports
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	Flick:	May 1st, 2010 at 17:19 GMT	1 point
	This quiz was obtained from a variety of sources (sometimes contradicting each other) so may/will inherently be controversial. The sports chosen are simply because they are the top earning sports wordwide. Any comments, improvements or amendments are as always, graciously received.

	AndersAllen:	May 2nd, 2010 at 10:06 GMT	1 point
	Lionel Messi is a soccer player, not a racing driver!

	Flick:	May 2nd, 2010 at 10:13 GMT	1 point
	Realised I'd put it in the wrong box and changed it as you were typing. Thanx

	Brownepants:	May 2nd, 2010 at 11:02 GMT	1 point
	Oscar De La Hoya's retired

	Flick:	May 2nd, 2010 at 11:20 GMT	1 point
	@Brownepants. The data is from last year. If anybody has a more up to date source please let me know. P.S. I thank anybody who provides more accurate data in advance.I will amend as and when necessary

	mikehock9:	May 2nd, 2010 at 12:00 GMT	1 point
	manny ramirez signed a 2 year deal for 45 million i believe. no way zito grossed over 20 mill last year.

	Flick:	May 2nd, 2010 at 12:24 GMT	1 point
	@mikehock9 The VERY latest April 30 2010 data (Source Sportige.com) shows neither Ramirez nor Zito! Have therefore gone for the latest data and removed Zito.

	BullFan999:	May 2nd, 2010 at 16:15 GMT	1 point
	the latest data should show that ryan howard is in the top 5. he just signed a $125 extension.

	Flick:	May 2nd, 2010 at 16:55 GMT	1 point
	@BullFan999. Thanx he was actually joint 7th on that list, but on this list he's in.

	lucray1997:	May 2nd, 2010 at 23:03 GMT	1 point
	howard is now 2nd

	RCray7:	May 2nd, 2010 at 23:47 GMT	2 points
	take note to the top four mlb all yankees and only one homegrown... and was there a need to put cricket in?

	lilaz9:	May 3rd, 2010 at 00:43 GMT	2 points
	so this quiz proved that the yankees suck and just buy their team..thats y their the most hated team in the US.

	fatbeard:	May 3rd, 2010 at 03:52 GMT	0 points
	@lilaz9, I'm not a baseball fan at all, so I'd like to think that makes me unbiassed, but recent surveys showed the Indians were the most hated baseball team, and the Yankees were 7th I think? Something like that. And they won the World Series, so they don't really suck... I mean, I hate any team that just buys good players, but baseball is the sport that makes it completely allowed. Don't hate the player, hate the game

	Flick:	May 3rd, 2010 at 06:52 GMT	1 point
	@RCray7. Cricket is in, simlpy because it is one of the top earning sports wordwide

	jimmyjam:	Aug 18th, 2010 at 18:33 GMT	2 points
	Hockey is a difficult one to do - you can either go by salary cap hit(http://nhlnumbers.com/sort.php?pos=none&type=capnumber), or by actual salary (http://nhlnumbers.com/sort.php?pos=none&type=salary1011). Either way, the players you have are incorrect for 2010-11.

	swills13:	Sep 25th, 2010 at 01:13 GMT	1 point
	what are you basing your soccer rankings on? player wages or transfer fees? for the last year, the top five paid players in order were: cristiano ronaldo, zlatan ibrahimovic, lionel messi and samuel eto'o (tied for 3rd), and kaka. even your sportige site has them in this order. did you include endorsements or something?

	bella16:	Sep 25th, 2010 at 01:27 GMT	1 point
	There seem to be quite a few similarities between MLB and Yankees players...

	akabuca96:	Jan 17th, 2012 at 20:56 GMT	2 points
	@bella16 its just because the yankees have more money to spend than all the other teams, thats why they have monopolized most of baseball and its fans.