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Football attracts more corporate money than any other sport in the world; it's players attract over $250 million a year from sponsors. . What’s that roughly in British Pounds? How could you work it out exactly? The current exchange rate is $1 = £ 0.63.
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Football attracts more corporate money than any other sport in the world; it's players attract over $250 million a year from sponsors. What’s that roughly in British Pounds? How could you work it out exactly?The current exchange rate is $1 = £ 0.63 Of the $256 million the top ten star players earned in 2011, 43% was from endorsements from the likes of Adidas, Nike, Puma, Pepsi, and EA Sports How would you work out 43% of $256 million? Why would some news articles talk about percentages of amounts rather than actual figures? David Beckham is the top earning football player in the world. What percentage of his $46 million salary in 2011 do you think came from sponsorship endorsements? Over 80%! ($37 million) Cristiano Ronaldo is not only one of the highest paid football players in the world, he is also the most socially engaged athlete online. He currently has 60415166 Facebook fans and 21218843 Twitter followers. Any idea what percentage of the world population these numbers represent?