Not exactly news, but still cool to look at: 114 of the people on this list of 182 of the world’s highest-paid athletes by country play soccer -- with 33 playing in the English Premier League. But give it up for New Zealand’s Russell Coutts, who banked $10 million last year and is the only yachter on the list.
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