Any professional sport requires large financial investments. Each of its types is surrounded by a constant cash flow, consisting of sponsorship, fees to athletes and coaches, purchase and maintenance of inventory, transportation costs, finance for the organization of competitions and championships, the content of training grounds and junior sports schools. And on all these indicators, both in the aggregate, and individually have their leaders. The cost of the most expensive sports in just one year could make up the budget of the whole country.
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Ice Hockey opens the list of the most expensive sports. Favorite by millions of spectacular sport brings significant income to players, coaches and club owners. In this game, two leaders have long been determined: Russia and Canada, and it is the athletes of these countries who make the most money on games. Shi Weber received $ 14 million last season. In addition to him in a dozen hockey players with large fees, another 4 Canadian with an income of more than $ 10 million. Two Russian athletes Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin, playing in American teams, earned $ 10 million each. The most expensive club is the New York Rangers. Its cost is $ 1.2 billion.
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Basketball
Basketball is also an expensive sport, says Forbes Magazine, and the ten leading NBA athletes whose annual income exceeded $ 27 million proves to be proof. LeBron James, the player of "California" does not give up positions. Over the past year, he has added to his bank account for $ 71 million. And this is only the net salary of basketball players without taking into account the income from numerous advertising deals, mainly with the manufacturers of sportswear and equipment. Companies such as Coca-Cola, Tissot, Nike tend to invest in NBA teams and improve their prospects.
The most expensive team for several seasons is the "Lakers", which costs $ 3 billion. A significant indicator is the fact that last year 30 teams increased their value, breaking the threshold of 1 billion. Compared to 2013, there were only 3 such teams.
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Big tennis
The big tennis brought to the top ten most expensive sports its fabulous prize moneyfunds. They also lifted the tennis players to the first places in the ranking of the richest sportsmen. Over the past year, two world celebrities Serena Uilyams and Maria Sharapova earned $ 29 and $ 22 million, respectively. And they received 20 million dollars not for prizes, but from other commercial sources. The winner of the Grand Slam tournaments Roger Federer secured such popularity that now he gets $ 60 million a year from advertising only. From year to year, the prize fund of Wimboldon also grows. This season it will be about $ 40 million. The winners of singles will receive $ 2.8 million each.
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Boxing
The has earned the seventh step with its huge prize pools. The fact that boxing brings fabulous money can be judged even by one fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, which took place in May 2015.The total income from the event was $ 400 million. For the spectacle people are willing to pay a lot of money. That's the price of tickets for this duel went up to $ 150 thousand. Floyd and Pacquiao received huge fees of $ 150 million and $ 100 million, respectively. Mayweather is recognized by Forbes magazine as the richest sportsman in the world.
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Golf
Golf takes place in the ranking thanks to the famous Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, one of the ten most expensive sportsmen in the world with annual revenues of 50.6 and 50.8 million dollars per year, respectively. Their incomes consist not only of prize money, but also of sponsorship payments and active advertising contracts. Golf is a very fashionable sport among businessmen and show business stars who are ready to pay impressive sums for membership fees to golf clubs and spend millions on outfitting. So to play in the club Donald Trump need to pay an entrance fee of $ 350 thousand. Only for a year in the world was sold outfitting goods( clubs, balls, etc.) for $ 9 billion. Golf courses have long been a part of the tourism business, which collects $ 2 billion a year for golf tournaments.
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Football
Football ceased to be a game for the championship, but became a game for money, which determined its fifth place in the ranking. The sale of players is the determining factor that affects the profitability of clubs. A significant share in the revenue structure is made up of money received from matches, sponsorship, advertising contracts, income from television broadcasts. The above sources have brought the Spanish football club Real to the leaders in terms of annual returns. So in 2015, the Spaniards earned 577 million euros. For 12 years, "Real" does not give up their positions and makes their players the highest paid in the world. Cristiano Ronaldo striker club over the past year earned 67 million. Lionel Messi( "Barcelona") pulled ahead with his 74 million € and became the most expensive football player in the world. The fabulous fees of coaches deduce football in the most expensive sport. So, to entice the coach of the "Barcelona" Pep Guardiola, the Munich club "Bavaria" signed a contract with him for 14.8 million €.And this is only for one season.
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Aircraft
Aircraft includes 9 types of aircraft type. According to technical characteristics, it stands on a par with the "Formula-1".This is not a cheap pleasure because of the technical equipment, which requires a lot of money. The main expenses are for the rental or purchase of aircraft, insurance and the provision of the necessary infrastructure. It is great investments made aviation sports one of the most expensive.
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Equestrian sport
The top three most expensive sports are opened by equestrian sport .The cost of a thoroughbred horse is millions of dollars. The most expensive horse in the history of horse racing is Sharif Dancer, which in 1983 was auctioned for a record $ 40 million. As you can see, the most expensive racehorses can outperform the best and fastest sports supercars. In addition to the cost of a thoroughbred horse, a lot of money goes to its maintenance and physical training, which the trainer is engaged in.
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Sailing
Sailing takes the second place among the most expensive sports in the world. Incredible costs are made for the purchase of the yacht and its contents. The high cost of a sports marine is due to the materials from which it is produced. For the production of components are often used, which are used to build modern space equipment and apparatus. The creation and development of sports boats takes a lot of time and effort. Creating drawings for the future design is a painstaking work that requires high accuracy. The slightest error can lead to a decrease in the speed of the sailboat, which will be fatal for the participants of the race. The fees of professional yachtsmen are millions of dollars.
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Formula 1
Formula 1 is the most expensive sport in the world. Annually billions of dollars are spent on the construction of race tracks, the production and maintenance of cars, salaries for drivers, etc. Pilots of autocars receive fabulous fees for their enchanting performances and it is not surprising, because at the end they put their health and life. The average salary of the rider is about 500 thousand euros per year. Formula 1 racing began to function from the middle of the last century and remains the most popular and spectacular to this day.