For a long time, there have been many similar ratings on the Internet, which are very different from each other. The question is, what do you mean by the popularity of sports? Judging by the number of viewers, the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing became the absolute record holder, watched by more than 1 billion people. If we take into account the number of people involved in this sport, then athletics will surely take the first place, with a base of 300 million amateurs in the world.

Criteria used:

1. Infrastructure
2. Number of viewers
3. Number of professional leagues worldwide
4. Television contracts
5. Sponsorship contracts
6. Average athlete salary in major league
7. Number of countries represented
8. Social media activity
9. Sports media coverage
10. Relevance throughout the year
11. Gender equality
12. Accessibility to the general public

1 Football

With over 4 billion fans, it is by far the most popular sport in the world. The dominance of football on the planet is so obvious that the first place is not a surprise to anyone. The main distribution of football was in Europe, where for many it became not just a game, but a way of life. The FIFA World Cup is the most iconic event in the sport.

Football is also one of the most accessible sports in the world, and there is hardly a person who has never hit a ball in his life. Football news constantly flashes in the headlines of the largest newspapers, especially in the UK, Germany, France, Spain.

The most popular competition in the world: The FIFA World Cup is the most anticipated sporting event. The final match between Germany and Argentina attracted 700 million viewers.

The largest prize fund:$ 1.5 billion is played out annually in the Champions League, the elite of European club football.

Largest TV contract: English Premier League matches are broadcast in 212 countries around the world, and collect nearly 6 billion TV viewers on the screens during the season. Sky Sports and BT Sports had to shell out a hefty £ 5.3bn for television rights in the UK. Another 3 billion pounds were raised through the sale of international rights.

Most professional leagues: professional football leagues exist in almost every country in the world, and almost always consist of several divisions.

Largest sponsorship contract: Adidas pays Manchester United £ 75 million a year just to become an official kit supplier. Most of the well-known teams have similar lucrative contracts with leading sports brands.

the best players such as Neymar, Messi, Ronaldo, earn over 40 million euros a year, and are among the ten most famous athletes in the world.

Richest sports teams: the list of the 50 richest sports teams includes 30 football clubs.

Largest federation: FIFA is the largest and most influential sports organization. FIFA has over 200 registered national federations and 6,500,000 professional football clubs.

Most popular sports teams on social media: Real Madrid and Barcelona today have over 100 million subscribers.

Most Popular Athlete: Cristiano Ronaldo has collected 150 million followers on Facebook and Twitter.

2 Basketball

Basketball has over 1 billion fans. It is one of the highest rated sports in the United States, and the NBA has revenues of over $ 5 billion annually. Highly popular professional leagues in Spain, Greece, Italy, France, Argentina and China make basketball the fastest growing sport in the world.

It is safe to say that in the next 10 years no one will be able to match football in popularity, but basketball has every chance to firmly occupy the second line. Here are some interesting facts that prove it:

Ranked second in the number of professional leagues in the world: basketball is second only to football in the number of professional leagues. In most European countries, leagues consist of several divisions.

The third largest sports league in the world: The NBA (National Basketball Association) ranks third in revenue, behind the NFL and the English Premier League.

Highest average salary: the average annual salary for NBA players is $ 4.4 million. The top 40 NBA players make over $ 15 million a year, and the top 10 make over $ 30 million annually.

Major sponsorship contracts: Players such as LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry, in addition to solid salaries, earn more than 50 million additional dollars a year through solid sponsorship contracts.

Fastest growing sport: basketball is also the fastest growing sport in the world, ranging from income to spectator interest. More and more strong teams are appearing in countries such as Serbia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, where full stands gather at the matches.

3 Cricket

Many people don't even suspect that cricket has more than 2 billion fans around the world. The main geography of the distribution of this sport is in England, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean Islands and South Africa.

The popularity of cricket is largely due to the Indian subcontinent. Originated in England, the game quickly spread to all parts of the earth that were colonized by the British. In India and Pakistan, cricket is a religion. It is a source of patriotism, a stress reliever and synonymous with competition.

The third most popular international competition on the planet: takes a confident third place, after the FIFA World Cup and the Rugby World Cup. And the new Twenty20 format has generated much more revenue from the sale of television rights.

Dominant sport: in the countries of the Indian subcontinent, cricket is unmatched in popularity. And in New Zealand, Australia and England, he is the second most popular audience.

Women's cricket: the number of women cricket in the world is growing rapidly. Thanks to the efforts of the ICC (International Cricket Council), women's competitions now have much higher prize money than they did a few years ago.

4 Tennis

With a global reach and an audience of 1 billion people, tennis is the most popular individual sport in the world.

Highest individual sports prize money: All four Grand Slam tournaments - the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the USA Open - boast huge prize pools of tens of millions of dollars.

Relevance throughout the year: tennis events take place all over the world throughout the calendar year without interruption, but the main audience gathers in the summer.

Most prestigious sporting event: Wimbledon is not only the main tennis tournament, but also the most prestigious sporting event. In 2016 and 2017, it was watched by over 1 billion TV viewers, and the 2017 final was watched by 17 million people in the UK alone.

Highest paid athletes: Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic make over $ 60 million per season, but only a fifth of that money is prize money.

Gender equality: surprisingly, the prize money in the men's and women's tournaments is the same. In addition, women's competitions are no less popular than men's. Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams at some point in their careers were among the twenty highest paid athletes on the planet.

Champions from 30 different countries: the top 100 players include representatives from 45 countries. Tennis players from 30 different countries have won at least one Grand Slam tournament, which is a unique sporting record.

5 Athletics

Athletics is by far the most global sport with many disciplines. Athletics is also the most popular event in the Olympic Games. Titled athletes like Usain Bolt regularly make headlines.

Gender equality: in athletics, all disciplines are represented by male and female sports. Elena Isinbayeva achieved worldwide fame thanks to this particular sport.

The widest representation: athletes from almost all countries of the world take part in the Olympics.

Most anticipated event: the final 100m sprint in 2012 was the most anticipated sporting event in history.

6 Rugby

Rugby is one of the main sports in some developed countries (England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand).

Professional leagues: The strongest rugby league is in France, and this is where most of the highest paid athletes play. In recent years, new leagues have sprung up in Italy, Japan, Argentina, and even in the United States, rugby has found its fans.

The second most profitable international competition: The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the biggest event in the history of the sport, generating £ 250 million in revenue for the organizers.

The second most attended international competition: almost 3 million tickets were sold for the 2015 Rugby World Cup matches.

7 Formula 1

These races are watched by 550 million people every year. The season consists of 20 stages in 20 different countries, making Formula 1 one of the world's most global sports.

Most profitable motorsport: Formula 1 generates between $ 1.5 billion and $ 2 billion annually. This money is distributed among 10 teams, who spend from 100 to 500 million per season on cars, development, personnel and pilot salaries.

Big F-1 Pilot Contracts: most pilots make between $ 1 million and $ 5 million a year, but leaders Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton have contracts worth $ 50 million a year.

Organizers' contributions: to host the Formula 1 stage in your country, you need to donate $ 40 million to the royal racing fund.

8 Boxing

Like tennis and athletics, many people are also involved in boxing. This is an extremely common sport in countries such as the USA, Mexico, Great Britain, the Philippines, Japan, Poland, Romania. Amateur boxing competitions are part of the Summer Olympics program.

Spectator interest: high-profile title fights gather an audience of several million people.

Women's boxing: this sport is quite popular among the female population, and the undefeated Leyla Ali is also world famous like her father.

Highest grossing fight of all time: Floyd Mayweather's fight against Manny Pacquiao brought the organizers more than $ 400 million. Of this money, 250 was paid to the winner Mayweather, and 120 to Pacquiao.

9 Hockey

The most popular winter sport in the world, widespread in a small number of countries - Russia, Canada, USA, Sweden, Finland. It was once dominant in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, but now it attracts viewers in these countries only during major international competitions.

Major league: The NHL is one of the five largest professional leagues on the planet, with annual revenues of US $ 4.5 billion.

10 Volleyball

This sport is considered the simplest, which is what makes it so widespread. People playing volleyball can be found all over the world.

Largest number of National Federations: the FIVB has over 200 registered national federations - more than any other sport.

Most popular sport in developing countries: volleyball is extremely popular in a number of developing countries, such as Brazil (even bypasses football in ratings), Turkey, Thailand, China, Poland.

11 Golf

Golf has also gathered millions of fans around it. This is a sport in which there is no physical competition, and people of different genders and ages can compete in it on equal terms. In addition, professional golfers earn millions of dollars in prize money.

Sports for developed countries: golf is not cheap, so it is common only in rich countries such as the USA, Japan, South Korea, and the UK.

High potential for making money: the famous Tiger Woods dominated the list of the richest athletes for 15 consecutive years, mainly thanks to lucrative sponsorship deals with Nike, EA Sports and Gillette.

The most popular sports in the world (ranked 12th to 25th)
A place	Sport	Details
12	Baseball	Popular only in the USA and Japan. MLB and Nippon League are among the ten largest professional leagues on the planet.
13	American football	The most popular sport in the United States and the most lucrative sports league in the world is the NFL, which makes over $ 10 billion a year. The Super Bowl is the highest rated sports event in the United States, attracting an audience of 200 million.
14	MMA	Mixed martial arts have been gaining in popularity with the advent of the UFC. It is a widespread sport in Brazil and the United States, gradually gaining audiences in Europe. In a few years, MMA is financially capable of overtaking boxing.
15	MotoGP	This is the motorcycle road racing championship. MotoGP is a premium racing game with a huge audience. Mostly popular in Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, but in recent years have become widespread in England, USA, Germany and the Middle East.
16	Field hockey	20 years ago, field hockey was dominant in India, Pakistan and Australia, but every year it is losing its popularity and audience.
17	Badminton	The main distribution of badminton was in China, Korea and India, but, as a rule, it is practiced at an amateur level.
18	Cycling	It is very popular in Europe, and the Tour de France is the main competition in this sport with an audience of millions.
19	Swimming	This sport is practiced by many people all over the world, but spectators' interest arises only during the Summer Olympic Games. Michael Phelps is the most decorated athlete in history with a record 22 Olympic gold medals.
20	Snooker	A specific game common only in England and China. In other countries, it is practiced only at the amateur level.
21	Table tennis	As a rule, professional table tennis is practiced in Asian countries. But as a hobby, it is spread all over the planet.
22	Gymnastics	Gets its audience only during the Summer Olympics. They are engaged in gymnastics mainly in China, USA, Japan, Russia and Germany.
23	Handball	It is played only in European countries. But even the matches of the World Handball Championship rarely get on TV screens.
24	Biathlon	Seasonal sport, but it gets its main audience during the Winter Olympics. Professionally they are massively engaged in Russia, Germany, France, Italy, Norway.
25	Skiing	One of the most popular winter sports. Mostly distributed in the Scandinavian countries.

Hello friends, today we will continue our big rating of sports, and the ten most popular sports disciplines, because believe me, many athletes have asked themselves this important question more than once, is it possible to earn decent money in sports or make a good career as a coach and also adequately provide his old age. Is it possible to combine pleasure, money and sports at all? Since often, if sport develops over time from an ordinary hobby into a profession, then he has to become the only source of income for professional athletes.

Therefore, now we will compile our new sports rating and find out if the sport you have chosen in the previous articles is also suitable for making money, or if it will not be able to justify your big ambitions and monetary expectations.

Money in sports

Last time we have already begun to consider the issue of money in sports, and more specifically, which viewers like most of all, and, accordingly, attracts crowds of satisfied investors, managers, advertisers, coaches and simply professional athletes who want to make money.

In other words, it is clear that the more famous a sport is, the more competitions are held on it, and the more often it is shown on TV, the more money usually turns in this sport. Therefore, today we will consider specifically in which sports you can make big money.

By the way, you can also watch this information in video format on our channel in the voice acting of good announcers, so choose what is easier for you to read or watch and let's move on ...

Most profitable sport

Let's say right away that these 10 most affordable popular sports selected for our rating are far from the most profitable of the existing ones, since, for example, the richest golfer in the world Tiger Woodsalready made his first billion dollars in sports. And Michael Schumacher is one lucky winner of more than 820 million green American money earned in one of the most expensive and profitable sports in the formula.

But these, rather today still elite, sports are usually inaccessible for training to ordinary people, because not everyone has the opportunity to maintain a Formula One car, or even buy a good golf club for several thousand dollars, which a professional will need a fairly large number of, I already I'm not talking about yacht racing or buying your own plane.

In the sports areas we initially selected, you are unlikely to receive such fees, At the same time, they are all very affordable in terms of training prices, and some are even subsidized by the government in order to maintain the country's sports prestige, so a big plus is that you do not have to spend tens of thousands on training and special equipment.

At the same time, you can still make money on any sport from our rating very well, so for a start it is better to prioritize not the amount of money, but an individual choice of an interesting sport for you.

Money and sports

1) Footballtakes all 10 points out of 10 possible in the nomination the most profitable sport of the most available without any questions x for the training of an ordinary person. After all, the one who really wants and whom fortune loves will earn a lot in football, even just by training athletes or organizing big matches in stadiums. A famous football players earn tens of millions of dollars a year... That is, if they do not appear in advertising that is even more expensive and brings in even more money than sports.

2) Representatives of professional general physical sports, and especially runners and swimmers can make big money in competitions(up to a couple of million dollars a year). Naturally, at a young age, they are exclusively the best of the best, but coaches in such sports earn less and less, so they get only 8 points so far.

3) Serious monetary competition karate even less, and now the participants themselves have to pay extra for the little-known ones. But adventurous traditional martial arts trainers can still make a good living on the money from sports in their home country. As they say modest, but enough, so too 8.

Earnings in sports

4) MMA, and boxing and any others show and "Fighting without rules" provide an opportunity for almost unlimited earnings in sports and in the ring for young and strong professionals.

Sometimes popular and famous show fighters have incomes even more than football players, and the coaches live well, not counting Soviet boxing, of course, so 10 points. Naturally, in real martial arts, earning is not the main thing, but what is the main thing, you can read in mine. For now, let's continue on.

5) In chess too there are more than enough prizes for a comfortable life, but not as much as you would like, and to fight for them you will have to make no less effort than in fights without rules. On the other hand, good private chess teachers still have enough to live on, so there are also about 8 points.

6) Acrobatic arts, and especially modern ones, oddly enough, do not make big money on sports. Of course, you can practice classical acrobatics, become famous and win the Olympics, but this is very rare.

Usually, modern acrobats prefer to appear in expensive quality films or win almost useless medals in classical sports. But on the other hand, trainers of more popular modern acrobatics such as parkour get more money from training, and trainers of "classical technique" often sit out of work, or get pennies in sports public schools, so only 7 points.

7) Body-building is also not very shocking with his earnings, there are not as many major competitions as we would like but a rocking chair in the basement or fitness center is now on every corner and trainers usually do not stay hungry, so 8 points.

A Workout modern strength sports are even less fortunate, in most cases only enthusiasts are engaged in them, often without having a gym at all, using only a street horizontal bar in the park.

Earnings for a trainer

8)In dancing also not everything is as rosy as it used to be, now an era of decline in interest in classical dances is coming, so they earn money only by training and at major official competitions.

But modern dances, including break-dance in winnings... They are popular both at large and not very well-known competitions, where it is true that the prizes are still quite small, but teams from the CIS often take prizes at the World Break Championships. In addition, trainers can still find thousands of beginners who want to master modern choreography, so 8 points.

It's a pity, but nowadays it is hardly possible to win a waltz in a modern dance show, therefore, the most in demand and earnings from coaches are modern acrobatic or sexier types of dances.

9) Competitions inyoga Hardly ever, and besides the Indians, only a few foreigners win in them. But here yoga trainers are now clear favorites for earning money in any of the yoga and fitness centers in the world, and in Moscow they generally get very solid... The only drawback is that when you become a real yogi, you and this trainer's earnings will most likely become of little interest, so so far, at best, 8 points.

10) Competitive Capoeira for the CIS, about the same as yoga, competitions are quite rare, and there are practically no prize funds... And if major competitions are held, then somewhere in Brazil or Spain, where the Brazilians themselves win, since for the rest of the countries it is still a relatively young and still little money sport.

But now you can do a lot of capoeira training and make money on it, I personally know coaches who independently train more than a hundred students in Moscow with obviously expensive prices for training at a hundred dollars per month, so they deserved 8 points, although in small towns everything far from rosy.

Sports profitability rating

Output. In the last two parts, we discussed 2 important points, without which it is impossible to individually choose the kind of sport that is ideal for you, and without which any, even the best and most interesting, kind of sport dies quickly.

The first is, and the second is whether an athlete who is involved in this sport professionally receives decent money.

Without spectators and money sport is really impossible, which is why today we have compiled a sports profitability rating from our ten best and most popular sports disciplines in the world.

The first digit was respectively put for whether the spectators like the sport, and second, how much money can an athlete get in competitions or coaching other athletes as a coach.

Football 9, 10; OFP 8, 8; Karate 7, 8; MMA 10, 10; Chess 7, 8; Acrobatics 10, 7; Bodybuilding 7, 8; Dances 10, 8; Yoga 7, 8; Capoeira 10, 8.

Accordingly, this time MMA and other directed wrestling shows won in the ranking of sports by points, for this we will show what I did last year a photo from the gym for training MMA fighters in Rio De Janeiro, the city from which many of the best MMA and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighters came out.

And on this for today we will finish, and in the next part we will additionally talk about the specific prices for training and various equipment for the competent choice of sports from the rating, and about even the most disadvantaged person, and what kind of sport he prefers to subsidize and develop today. the state, paying for the training of athletes and children even from their own pockets.

In addition, you can also find out on our video channel and website, as well as much more.

Any professional sport requires large financial investments. Each of its types is surrounded by a constant cash flow, consisting of sponsorship investments, fees for athletes and coaches, purchase and maintenance of equipment, transportation costs, finance for organizing competitions and championships, maintenance of training grounds and junior sports schools. And according to all these indicators, both in aggregate and separately, there are leaders. The cost of the most expensive sports in just one year could make up the budget of an entire country.

10.

Opens a list of the most expensive sports. Loved by millions, the spectacular sport generates significant income for 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 earn the most from the games. Shea Weber received $ 14 million last season. In addition to him, in the top ten hockey players with large fees, there are 4 more Canadians with income above $ 10 million. Two Russian athletes, Alexander Ovechkin and Yevgeny Malkin, who play in American teams, earned $ 10 million each. The most expensive club is the New York Rangers. Its cost is $ 1.2 billion.

9.

It is also an expensive sport, says Forbes magazine and cites the top ten NBA athletes whose annual income exceeded $ 27 million as proof. LeBron James, the California player, is not losing ground. Over the past year, he added $ 71 million to his bank account. And this is just the net salary of basketball players, excluding the income from numerous advertising deals, mainly with manufacturers of sportswear and equipment. Companies such as Coca-Cola, Tissot, Nike strive to invest in NBA teams and improve their prospects.
The most expensive team for several seasons has been the Lakers, which is worth $ 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.

8.

brought its fabulous prize funds to the top ten most expensive sports. They also raised tennis players to the first places in the ranking of the richest athletes. Over the past year, two world celebrities, Serena Uylyams and Maria Sharapova, earned $ 29 and 22 million, respectively. Moreover, they received 20 million each not for prizes, but from other commercial sources. Grand Slam winner Roger Federer has become so popular that he now receives $ 60 million a year from advertising alone. Wimboldon's prize fund is growing from year to year. This season it will be about $ 40 million. Singles winners will receive $ 2.8 million each.

7.

He earned the seventh step with his 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 revenue from the event was $ 400 million. People are ready to pay a lot of money for the spectacle. So the price of tickets for this fight reached $ 150 thousand. Floyd and Pacquiao received huge royalties of $ 150 million and $ 100 million, respectively. Mayweather is recognized as the richest athlete in the world by Forbes magazine.

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takes place in the ranking thanks to the famous Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, who are among the ten most expensive athletes in the world with annual income of $ 50.6 and 50.8 million per year, respectively. Their income consists not only of prize money, but also from sponsorship payments and active advertising contracts. Golf is a very fashionable sport among businessmen and show business stars who are willing to pay hefty sums on golf club membership fees and spend millions on equipment. So to play in Donald Trump's club, you need to pay an entrance fee of $ 350 thousand. In just a year, equipment (clubs, balls, etc.) worth $ 9 billion was sold in the world. Golf courses have long been part of the tourism business, which raises $ 2 billion a year in golf tournaments.

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ceased to be a game for the championship, but became a game for money, which led to his fifth place in the ranking. The sale of players is a determining factor in the profitability of clubs. A significant share in the structure of income is made up of money received from the matches held, sponsorship, advertising contracts, income from television broadcasts. The above sources have brought the Spanish football club Real Madrid to the top in terms of annual profitability. So in 2015 the Spaniards earned 577 million euros. For 12 years, Real has not given up its positions and has made its players the highest paid in the world. The club's striker Cristiano Ronaldo earned € 67 million last year. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) took the lead with € 74m to become the world's most valuable footballer. The fabulous fees of coaches make football the most expensive sport. So, in order to lure the coach of Barcelona Pep Guardiola, the Munich club “Bavaria” signed a contract with him for 14.8 million euros. And that's just for one season.

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Includes 9 types of aircraft type. In terms of technical characteristics, it is on a par with Formula 1. It is not a cheap pleasure because of the expensive technical equipment. The main expenses are for the rental or purchase of aircraft, insurance and provision of the necessary infrastructure. It was the large investments that made aviation one of the most expensive sports.

3. Equestrian sport

The top three most expensive sports opens. The cost of a thoroughbred horse is millions of dollars. The most expensive horse in horse racing history is the Sharif Dancer, which was auctioned in 1983 for a record $ 40 million. As you can see, the most expensive racing stallions can outperform the best and fastest sports supercars. In addition to the costs of a thoroughbred horse, a lot of money is spent on its maintenance and physical training, which the trainer is engaged in.

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Ranked second among the most expensive sports in the world. Incredible costs are incurred in purchasing and maintaining a yacht. The high cost of a sports marine vessel is due to the materials from which it is made. Components are often used for manufacturing, which are used to build modern space equipment and vehicles. It takes a lot of time and effort to create and develop sports boats. Creation of drawings for a future design is a painstaking work that requires high precision. The slightest error can lead to a decrease in the speed of the sailboat, which will be fatal for the race participants. Professional yachtsmen have millions of dollars in royalties.

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There are sports that are available, at first glance, to everyone: basketball, football, volleyball. If success is achieved in some hobby, then the person begins to develop his talent in this direction. And unfortunately, not everyone has the opportunity to continue to play sports, since in modern society hard work is not the determining factor for success. Financial costs are the main factor affecting the education of a professional athlete. What is the most expensive sport? This is to be understood in the given article.

Major investments

To achieve professional heights in any business, you need to start doing it as early as possible. From childhood, parents think about which section to give their child to, because any form of physical activity will be the key to a healthy body and spirit. And here the question becomes about the main purpose of the classes. If you plan to raise a champion and see his name in the top of the most expensive sports, then you need to tune in to significant investments in his career growth. If the goal of the exercise is to maintain health, then the costs will be relatively small.

If the sport provides for the availability of equipment, for example, a tennis racket, golf club, saddle, skates, then professional sports equipment, tested for reliability and durability, is purchased for training and competition. It is not cheap, as well as equipment. Also costly moments are the maintenance, maintenance and modernization of equipment, travel to competitions with the transportation of sports equipment and fees for participating in competitions. Well, the main costs are titanic work and constant training, regardless of whether the most expensive sport is chosen or not.

Approximate prices in Moscow

Financially difficult sports in Moscow are skiing and equestrian sports, tennis, and hockey. Around $ 100 a month will have to pay for parents who want to teach their child tennis and technical ski descent. The price of classes in the capital's equestrian school is 1.5 thousand rubles. However, you need to buy equipment: a helmet, boots, leggings, with a total cost of 6000, and also rent a horse - from 12 thousand rubles. By the way, horse racing is in the top 10 most expensive sports.

To play hockey, you need to purchase a uniform with protection ($ 300-1500) and a stick for 100 conventional units. For the goalkeeper, an additional mask is purchased - from 200 USD. e. Budget sports sections are athletics, football, gymnastics and figure skating.

Most expensive sports: ranking

Russian statistics of financially costly sports competitions have combined the following elite hobbies into the top 3: Formula 1, sailing and horse riding.

The costs of training technical races, in addition to the cost of a thoroughbred horse, include finances for its maintenance (veterinary services, blacksmith's services), renting a riding arena and equipped tracks with obstacles, as well as transporting the horse to the competition site.

Sailing is attractive to beginners because, after some training, an amateur can start performing at world championships. Competitions for yachtsmen are held in different classes of sailing vessels. A budget boat costs the team 600 thousand rubles. A premium yacht costs from two million euros. Annual expenses for the team fluctuate between 1.5-2 million euros. These amounts are for participation in amateur regattas. Competitions in the America's Cup and Volvo Ocean Race run in the millions of euros.

"Formula 1"

It is worth looking at the spectacular Formula 1 car races once in order to understand how much money is spent on unique race cars. You can achieve such heights in your hobby by starting your career as a racer with a go-kart race, the cost of which exceeds 3000 euros. In addition, you should purchase spare motors - 2,000 euros and tires (a set costs from 200 euros). Six seasons of European races will cost the athlete 100-200 thousand euros.

After obtaining the skills on the map, the stage of training on racing cars of the Formula class follows. The minimum budget at this level is € 130,000. Formula BMW and Renault require costs in the amount of 230-350 thousand. Starting prices for the season for an average team can be up to over 600,000 euros. The financial burden of riders is often shared by sponsoring firms.

The title "The most expensive sport in the world" rightfully belongs to "Formula 1", because not everyone can get to the world championship in royal races, and in addition to talent, it is necessary to invest more than one million euros.

The last five expensive sports according to the Most Luxurious List

• Horseback Riding.
• Polo is a popular horse and ball race.
• "Formula 1".
• Sailing.
• Pentathlon. This sport consists of five disciplines: fencing, show jumping, shooting, swimming and running. Each type requires a training base, inventory and equipment. For show jumping, more than 20 horses are needed per team, since according to the conditions of the competition, the pentathlete rides an unfamiliar horse.

The first five expensive sports according to the Most Luxurious List

• Wingsuit is a type of parachuting sport. A distinctive feature is the wing suit. For a wingsuit flight, the cost of which starts from 135 thousand rubles, you need to make parachute jumps 200 times.
• Bobsled. As in Formula 1, here the result of the competition depends on the speed of the bob. The cost of a good racing car on ice is more than 100 thousand euros.
• Competitions in balloons called racers. They have a streamlined shape and cost from 40 thousand euros.
• Ski jumping.
• New Zealand's Whitianga Speed ​​Festival is the most expensive sport on the Most Luxurious List. This festival brings together races on helicopters, motor boats, jet skis. Drift and aerobatics competitions are also held.

Athletes' fees: top three

Having determined what is the most expensive sport, it remains to find out what financial rewards are received for the titanic work of athletes. The Sunday Times magazine rating was topped by the American golfer, winner of more than 100 tournaments, Tiger Woods with a fortune of $ 869 million.

German pilot and Formula 1 participant with a fortune of $ 825 million, Michael Schumacher, received silver in the ranking of the wealthiest athletes in the world.

In third place in terms of earned fees is Michael Jordan. This basketball player is the only one in history who won 72 matches in one season and immediately became an Olympic champion. He was voted the National Basketball Association's Most Valuable Player five times. Michael's earned capital is $ 515 million.

Conclusion

As you can see, among the famous and wealthy athletes there are no yachtsmen, equestrian riders, pentathletes, bobsledders. It turns out that none of the most expensive sports listed in the rating is profitable. That is, it is necessary to invest much more money in it than it will later return in royalties from victories.

Continuing to study the ranking of wealthy athletes, we can conclude that golf is an expensive sport both in terms of capital investment and financial returns. In fourth place in terms of royalties ($ 370 million) in the list of famous and wealthy athletes is another American golfer and producer of the golf show A. Palmer. The tenth position is occupied by the well-known English footballer David Beckham.

10 athletes in the world who make crazy money

Forbes has published a list of the 100 highest paid athletes in the world. Maria Sharapova is the only Russian woman in the ranking.

Edition " Forbes "has published a list of the 100 highest paid athletes in the world. The only Russian woman in the ranking was Maria Sharapova. Sovsport.ru finds out who earned the rest of the money in sports.

1st place: Floyd Mayweather, $ 300,000,000

Kind of sport: boxing

Country: USA

The income of the famous boxer for the year amounted to an unprecedented $ 300 million. This amount became a record in the history of the list. Where does such money come from? It's all about the legendary fight with Manny Pacquiao, which took place on May 2. The combined bout revenue is expected to be $ 600 million. Most of this money will go into the boxer's pocket. The win bonus alone is $ 100,000,000.

2nd place: MannyPakyao,$ 160 000 000

Kind of sport: boxing

Country: Philippines

Pacquiao, despite losing the fight to Mayweather, also made poor money on broadcast sales. The most serious opponent of the American after the "fight of the century" received $ 125 million. According to media reports, the Filipino will soon retire. However, the athlete will not be left without money. His contracts with Nike, Foot Locker and other global brands are not going anywhere.

3rd place: Cristiano Ronaldo,$ 79 600 000

Kind of sport: football

Country: Portugal

Despite numerous football achievements and regalia, the famous Ronaldo is ranked third by a significant margin. The salary of an athlete is about $ 50 million per year, the rest of the money comes from sponsorship events. In 2018, the contract with Real Madrid expires. But we are sure that the footballer will find something to do - the status of the most popular sportsman in the world obliges.

4th place: Lionel Messi, $ 73,800,000

Kind of sport: football

Country: Argentina

Argentinian Lionel Messi is not far behind his main rival Ronaldo. The athlete recently renewed his contract with the Champions League winner Barcelona. This means that he will consistently receive $ 50 million a year until 2018. In addition, Lionel's advertisers include such giants as Adidas and Samsung.

5th place: Roger Federer,$ 67 000 000

Kind of sport: tennis

Country: Switzerland

The Forbes publication cites the huge demand of advertisers as the reason for such a high earnings of the athlete. Global brands highly value the excellent reputation of a multiple Grand Slam title holder.

6th place: LeBron James, $ 64 800 000

Kind of sport: basketball

Country: USA

One of the best basketball players in the world earns approximately $ 40 million for his season. In addition, the image of an NBA star is actively used by such world sharks as Nike, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Samsung and many others. The athlete also has his own line of sneakers that sell well all over the world.

7th place: Kevin Durant,$ 54 100 000

Kind of sport: basketball

Country: USA

Durant is among the top 10 athletes in the NBA. Money for a basketball player is brought not only by games, but also by a fairly large contract with Nike.

8th place: Phil Mickelson,$ 50 800 000

Kind of sport: golf

Country: USA

The lion's share of Mickelson's earnings comes from sponsorship events. This year, the contracts brought him about $ 40 million. There have been no big victories in the athlete's career for 2 years.

9th place: Tiger Woods, $ 50 600 000

Kind of sport: golf

Country: USA

The last major golfer's victory came at the 2008 US Open tournament. Over the past two years, the athlete has not won a single major competition - injuries to the elbow and back affected. Injuries are the main reason for Woods' decline in earnings. Earlier sports achievements brought in much more income. In the same year, sponsorship contracts helped Tyger stay in the top ten.

10th place: KobeBryant, $ 49 500 000

Kind of sport: basketball

Country: USA

Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant receives money not only for sports achievements. Other employers of the athlete are Nike, Lenovo and Panini.

26th place: Maria Sharapova, $ 29,700,000

Kind of sport: tennis

Country: Russia

The tennis player became the only representative of Russia included in the list. The most serious part of the income for the athlete was the prize money for winning the French Open in 2014 - $ 6,700,000 was received by Sharapova in Paris. The rest of the amount Maria earned thanks to contracts with advertisers.

Such giants as Nike, Samsung and Evian love and appreciate our athlete very much. In addition to all of the above, do not forget about Sharapova's business - the Sugarpova candy brand. More than 3 million packs of sweets have been sold all over the world this year. Note also that in the list Maria was ahead of her main rival American Serena Williams. The first rocket in the world has earned only $ 24.6 million over the past year.

63rd place: Vladimir Klitschko, $ 22 500 000

Kind of sport: boxing

Country: Ukraine

The professional boxer, performing in the heavy weight category, became the only representative of Ukraine who entered the top 100. Since 2005, Klitschko has been the strongest athlete in his category. Vladimir has signed a very lucrative contract with German television to show the fights. In April, the boxer defeated Bryant Jennings. In addition, the athlete is engaged to Hollywood actress Hayden Panethieri. The couple will have a baby in December.

source: Forbes

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