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4 Richest Sports Person Leading The World!

If you love sports then you must be very interested to know their monthly or yearly income. Be it cricket, baseball, soccer, basketball, golf or lawn tennis, every sport has ample of money involved and the famous and best players are leading the richest men/women list! Take a look at the richest sports person in the world.

Richest sports person in the world:

Eldrick Tont “Tiger" Woods: Commonly known as Tiger Woods, the number 1 golfer! He is the first athlete to sign an endorsement contract worth $105 million. With 4 major golf championships and 65 PGA tour events, Tiger woods has earned $500 million therefore, making himself count in the list of richest men in the world!

Kobe Bryant: This basketball champ has earned a lot with endorsement contracts such as Nike, Mercedes-Benz and Lakers. Kobe, the 32 year Los Angeles basketball player has a net worth of about$140 million.

David Beckham: The ambassador of London's 2012 Olympic Games bid process, this soccer player is one of the richest sports person in the world! Modelling, endorsements and one of the best soccer players, David Neckham has a net worth of $219 million. David, one of the richest men in the world, lives in a $22 million mansion near the house of Tom Cruise. David's wife, Victoria Beckham is the 52nd richest woman in Britain.

Roger Federer: The number 3 (men's ranking) lawn tennis palyer, Roger is the second richest sports person in the world! This Swiss player who was formerly the number 1 according to ATP, has led his position for 237 consecutive weeks and 285 total weeks, one week behind record holder Pete Sampras. Roger's net worth for the year is estimated of about $61 million. He is counted in the wealthiest Tennis palyer in the history and has also been included in the top 300 list of wealthiest people in Switzerland.

These are the top 4 richest sports person in the world. Other wealthy sports person such as Phil Mickelson, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Michael Jordon are also one of the richest sports persons in the world!

Story first published: Friday, December 23, 2011, 18:11 [IST]
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