Sponsors, investors, advertisers, and event tickets, to name the major sources.
Advertising and ticket sales.
No, the players do not pay to go to the Pro Bowl. The winning team of the Pro Bowl game get significantly more money than the losing team, however both teams are well paid.
Soccer
This depends on which tournament it is. Often, the fees for the top players are waived to attract them into the competition.
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money
The team pays for players bats.
no they dont
no
Yes, like any other pro sport, pro skimboarding does pay. It may not be the millions of dollars football players get but they do get paid well.
In the US' top pro league the average salary is around $90k annually. For the Premiership (England) pay is around $100k/month.
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