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Frank Mbonu
Highest Paid Sports In The World 2020
The richest sports in the world 2020
1) Football/Soccer
2) Basketball
3) Boxing
4) Golf
5) Baseball
There are various sports in the world and each player to their earnings, but we are here to discuss which is the richest sports in the world 2020.
These Highest paid sports in the world 2020 are so rich that its players are among the highest-paid players in the world.
This list is being calculated by how much its players make in a year.
Number 1 Highest paid Sports in the world is
Football has been a great game from the onset with great players and coaches.
Football is said to be the popular sport in the world with millions of fans around the world watching the game they love.
Football is said to be a means of connecting two different countries around the globe.
In 2020 Football is the richest sports in the world with its players earning huge amount of money take a look at the likes of
Lionel Messi – $127 million (112.3 million)
Cristiano Ronaldo – $109 million (€96.4 million)
Neymar – $105 million (€92.8 million)
Paul Pogba – $33 million (€29.2 million)
Andres Iniesta – $32.5 million (€28.7 million)
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With these players earning this amount of money, there is no doubt that Football ins the highest-paid sports in the world.
Though basketball began in the USA, in recent times this game has gone far beyond just a country as it's now played worldwide.
With Michael Jordan's unique style of playing basketball rose to fame as people will always want to watch him play.
Basketball is the second richest sports in the world 2020 with its players earning quite enough
LeBron James -$88.7 million
Stephen Curry -$79.5 million
Kevin Durant -$65 million
Russell Westbrook -$53.7 million
James Harden -$47.4 million
Just like football Boxing has been popular for ages with the likes of Mike Tyson, Holly field, Muhammad Ali and more of them who were great fighters making boxing the second richest sports in the world.
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Aside from being the third-highest-paid sports in the world 2020, Boxing is also a great and unique game as the participants showcase their strength and endurance.
Here are some list of the paid boxers and their earnings
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez -$94 million
Anthony Joshua -$55 million
Conor McGregor -$47 million
Deontay Wilder -$30.5 million
Manny Pacquiao -$26 million
No doubt that Golf is also one of the richest sports in the world in 2020.
Most golf players have appeared in Forbes list of wealthiest players at different times, players like Tiger Woods who dominated the list for 11 different years.
Aside from Tiger Woods, there are good numbers of highest-paid golfers which are
Tiger Woods -$45.15 million
Phil Mickelson -$39.4 million
Rory McIlroy -$37.7 million
Jordan Spieth -$31.78 million
Justin Thomas -$26 million
Baseball is commonly called the "national pastime" of the USA.
Baseball is very popular that is gets a broad audience from different parts of the world, and this has pushed it to become one of the popular sports in the world.
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Baseball is also among the richest sports in the world as its players earn a tremendous amount of money check out this list of Baseball's top earners
Stephen Strasburg -$38.3 million
Max Scherzer -$37.4 million
Zack Greinke -$34.5 million
Mike Trout -$34.1 million
Clayton Kershaw -$31 million
These are the top 5 Highest Paid Sports In The World 2020
Other The richest sports in the world 2020 are;
6. Auto-racing
7.TENNIS
8. AMERICAN FOOTBALL
9. ICE HOCKEY
10. CYCLING
I hope you are satisfied with this list.
Football/Soccer is making loads of money lately as its acquiring more fans.
In recent times football servers as a means in which diverse countries get to meet through Fifa World cup, as this happens to be one of the most significant events ever in sports history
Please note that this list is calculated by the estimated earning of each sportsman's sport type.
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