| 50 million a year! I heard on the news today some soccer player is going to get 50 million a year for five year. |
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 removedPremium,VIP
join:2002-02-08
Houston, TX
kudos:36 | Famous people make tons of money!? Holy crap, alert the press! |
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 CylonRedPremium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County
1 edit | reply to Reese1972
At times Michael Schumacher was reportedly making $75 mil a year to race a F1 car for 16-20 races a year...
the figures for both Michael and the soccar player includes endorsement deals - so it is not pure salary. |
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join:2001-02-20
Hillsdale, NJ
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1 edit | reply to Reese1972
Could the soccer player you're referring to be David Beckham?????
He IS the best in the world you know. Besides, don't MOST top athletes in sports receive contracts for ung*dly amounts of money?
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 nfxThe WirePremium
join:2001-05-21
Vancouver, BC
kudos:1 | said by Maccawolf:Could the soccer player you're referring to be David Beckham????? He IS the best in the world you know. Besides, don't MOST top athletes in sports receive contracts for ung*dly amounts of money? Did you just sensor the word "God"...? 
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 drslashGoya AsmaPremium
join:2002-02-18
Marion, IA | reply to Reese1972
That's peanuts!
Tiger Woods made $90 million last year as the top paid athlete.
Spielberg made $332 mil and Oprah $225 mil
Funny thing is, Bill Gates would jump out a window if he woke up and realized he only had Oprah's money!! 
»www.forbes.com/2006/06/12/06cele···and.html
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 icp1Premium
join:2000-10-13
Saint Louis, MO | reply to Maccawolf
said by Maccawolf:Could the soccer player you're referring to be David Beckham????? He IS the best in the world you know. Ptth, not even close to the best player, especially now.
Best known, yes, best player, no way. |
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CylonRedPremium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County | reply to Reese1972
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schumacher
Read the section "Family and off-track life" - he was the first billionaire sports celebrity. $40 MILLION for 16-22 races a year then another estimated $40 million from sponsors. One sponsor paid him $8 million for a " 10 centimeters by 8 advertisement on his post-race cap." |
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join:2002-01-01
Atlanta, GA | reply to nfx
said by nfx:said by Maccawolf:Could the soccer player you're referring to be David Beckham????? He IS the best in the world you know. Besides, don't MOST top athletes in sports receive contracts for ung*dly amounts of money? Did you just sensor the word "God"...? G-d is commonly used in the Jewish faith as well a many many other people do that.
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Well I personally don't see soccer being on the level of Football,Baseball or even the NBA so I don't see the sense in it. I heard on GMA this morning that his sneaker line was outrageously priced(over $400.00. But this guy won't take america by storm you can bet on it! |
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 GlobalMindDomino Dude, POWER Systems GuyPremium
join:2001-10-29
Hollywood, FL | reply to CylonRed
said by CylonRed:At times Michael Schumacher was reportedly making $75 mil a year to race a F1 car for 16-20 races a year... the figures for both Michael and the soccar player includes endorsement deals - so it is not pure salary. From the December 06 edition of F1 Racing, Michael Schumacher's salary...not total income...salary at Ferrari for 2006 was $65 mil.
Since 1996 his salary has given him a cumulative $495m in earnings. Before endorsements and other deals, which are estimated to be almost near his salary total. 
K.
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 hkancyr
join:2003-08-05
West Haven, CT | reply to Reese1972
When you look around in 6 months and everyone seems to have a soccer ball on or near them, and we are all lathered up about the world cup, you will know what a shrewd deal it was.........not. |
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join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH
kudos:1 | reply to Doubledee32
said by Doubledee32:Well I personally don't see soccer being on the level of Football,Baseball or even the NBA so I don't see the sense in it. This is a surprise to most Americans, but soccer or football, is the most popular sport in the world. Soccer is played in literally every country in the world. You can't say that for football, baseball, or basketball...
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 DrModemPremium
join:2006-10-19
USA
kudos:1 | reply to Reese1972
Heh, I think athletes get way too much money for what they do. And movie stars also. Really, is playing football or acting in front of a camera worth millions of dollars? |
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 DataDocMy avatar looks like me, if I was 2D.Premium
join:2000-05-14
Greenville, NC
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said by Hall:This is a surprise to most Americans, but soccer or football, is the most popular sport in the world. Soccer is played in literally every country in the world. You can't say that for football, baseball, or basketball... Just to keep things rolling, here's some stats (circa 2002) as to what is the "most popular" sport.
Soccer is #4. It's probably really #2 or 3, judging from other information on that page.
Newer stats are welcome, please cite your sources.
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| I believe that what he meanted to say was professional sport as measured in terms of viewership / attendance
In that case, soccer is by far #1
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The sad part is he will not make american soccer any more popular than it already is(or unpopular if you a realist). |
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Rub your eyes and emerge from under your rock. Soccer is by far the biggest sport in the world. FYI, the world of sports encompasses more than just what happens in our backyard, the good ole USA. |
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HallPremium,MVM
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Dayton, OH
kudos:1 | reply to DataDoc
At first I was going to say "I stand corrected", but now I have to wonder about those stats... Table tennis, badminton, and dragon boat racing ??
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Like the other poster said ENDORSEMENTS. I believe the world cup is one of the most watched sporting events worldwide, you are a multi-billion dollar global conglomerate (IE: Siemens) how much would you pay to have your name seen on the worlds largest sporting event????
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