Watching sports, rooting for teams, and celebrating successful players are wildly cherished pastimes around the world. As with other industries, that passion equals profit. In fact, the sports industry is now estimated to be worth more than $500 billion!
Whether it’s football, soccer, basketball, or baseball, playing a sport for a major team and achieving stardom can be massively lucrative. Here is an infographic from TitleMax.com that looks at 25 of the largest sports contracts of all time.
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