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While the very top few of the highest-paid athletes are not footballers, many of them are.
Tiger Woods was/is the highest paid athlete. $ 60 million in 2008.
Beckham is a soccer player; definitely in the top 50 highest paid athletes of all-time.
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In 2010 Tiger Woods, the golfer, got paid $110 million and was the highest of that year.
Tiger Wood tops the list currently $110 Million per year!
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I believe the highest paid musician in history is Paul McCartney
this could be a question of opinion. World class soccer players and Formula 1 racing drivers are some of the highest paid athletes in the world.