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Old 04-20-2011, 10:53 AM
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ESPN.com has an interesting story on the front page about how much money athletes make. Here are some links from the article:

ESPN The Magazine - The Money Issue - The best-paid athletes from 182 countries - ESPN
ESPN The Magazine - The Money Issue - Best-Paid Athletes in 30 Sports - ESPN
ESPN The Magazine - The Money Issue - 200 Best-Paying Teams in the World - ESPN

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So, Malaysia's top athlete(in terms of income...) is a badminton player?

Well isn't that interesting...
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It does my heart good to see all those Manchester City players listed, knowing they aren't even assured of Champions League Soccer next year! You don't always get what you pay for!
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i had no idea european soccer players were paid that much.
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Old 04-20-2011, 11:57 AM
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Most aren't. The top earners earn BIG BUCKS though. I would imagine one player can take a team's average WAY up. I'm sure Cristiano "watch me dive when someone breathes on me" Ronaldo's 18 million pulls Real Madrid's average up quite a bit.

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Old 04-20-2011, 12:29 PM
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One thing that struck me in the Best Paid Athletes in 30 Sports is that Brock Lesnar made $5 million in MMA, whereas Jonathan Duhamel made $9,443,519 playing poker, and he took a lot less punishment than Lesnar. But since when is poker considered a sport?
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Old 04-20-2011, 12:36 PM
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Also, check out the salaries in the 200 best-paying teams in the world webpage, then look at how much the average athlete makes in a week. Unbelievable! The average weekly salary for the Kansas City Royals - $25,731 - is about what I make in a year! It just goes to show what our priorities are as a society.
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