Le classement des revenus 2013 confirme que les states sont bien l’eldorado des sportifs:
1. Floyd Mayweather (boxe), 73,5 millions de dollars.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (football), 50,2 millions.
3. Lionel Messi (football), 50,1 millions.
4. Aaron Rodgers (football américain), 40 millions.
5. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (football), 35 millions.
6. Matthew Stafford (football américain), 31,5 millions.
7. Tom Brady (football américain), 31 millions.
8. Kobe Bryant (basket), 30,5 millions.
9. Matt Ryan, Joe Flaco (football américain), 30 millions.
11. Zack Greinke (baseball), 28 millions.
12. Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton (F1), 27,5 millions.
14. Tony Romo (football américain), 26,5 millions.
15. Wayne Rooney (football), 26 millions.
16. Ryan Howard (baseball), Calvin Johnson (football américain), Cliff Lee (baseball), Peyton Manning (football américain), 25 millions.
20. Vladimir Klitschko (boxe), Robinson Cano (baseball), Prince Fielder (baseball), 24 millions.
23. Cole Hamels (baseball), 23,5 millions.
24. Mark Teixeira (baseball), 23,1 millions.
25. Joe Mauer, Albert Pujols, CC Sabatha (baseball), 23 millions.