A Bloomberg divulgou nesta quarta-feira a lista dos esportistas mais poderosos do mundo. O tênis aparece entre os top 25, com Federer, Djokovic, Serena Williams, Sharapova e Nadal. Le Bron James (basquete) é o número um, seguido por Tiger Woods (golfe) e Peyton Manning (futebol americano).
A pesquisa da Bloomberg leva em conta não apenas a performance, mas também a exposição de mídia, número de seguidores no twitter, vídeos virais e patrocínios.
Federer já chegou a liderar a lista. Hoje é o quarto, Djokovic, o 5º, Serena a 12ª, Sharapova a 20ª e Nadal o 22º. Mas, mesmo assim o tênis aparece com uma boa fatia do mercado americano, com 11%, empatado com a Nascar e atrás do Futebol Americano, Basquete e do Baseball, normal na América do Norte.
Mas, apenas 15% destes poderosos são mulheres.
Confira a lista completa que ainda inclui, fora dos top 25, Murray, Azarenka, Kvitova, Wozniacki e Radwanska.
Rank | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | Athlete | Sport | Total Power |
1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | James, LeBron | Basketball | 89.26 |
2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | Woods, Tiger | Golf | 86.01 |
3 | 51 | 1 | 5 | Manning, Peyton | Football | 81.46 |
4 | 1 | 7 | 25 | Brees, Drew | Football | 77.99 |
5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | Federer, Roger | Tennis | 73.01 |
6 | 9 | NR | NR | Djokovic, Novak | Tennis | 72.93 |
7 | 13 | 14 | 12 | Bryant, Kobe | Basketball | 72.25 |
8 | 34 | 12 | 7 | Phelps, Michael | Olympics | 71.09 |
9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | Brady, Tom | Football | 69.98 |
10 | 2 | 35 | NR | Rodgers, Aaron | Football | 69.74 |
11 | 17 | 25 | 31 | Durant, Kevin | Basketball | 69.51 |
12 | 25 | 18 | 16 | Williams, Serena | Tennis | 69.46 |
13 | 58 | 19 | 35 | Beckham, David | Soccer | 68.91 |
14 | 21 | NR | NR | McIlroy, Rory | Golf | 68.71 |
15 | 48 | NR | 27 | Bolt, Usain | Olympics | 66.82 |
16 | 38 | 44 | 97 | Cabrera, Miguel | Baseball | 65.39 |
17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | Manning, Eli | Football | 65.27 |
18 | NR | NR | NR | Douglas, Gabby | Olympics | 64.75 |
19 | 18 | 4 | 3 | Mickelson, Phil | Golf | 64.50 |
20 | 33 | 83 | 80 | Sharapova, Maria | Tennis | 63.53 |
21 | 10 | 50 | NR | Johnson, Calvin | Football | 60.72 |
22 | 5 | 16 | 11 | Nadal, Rafael | Tennis | 60.14 |
23 | 31 | 70 | NR | Braun, Ryan | Baseball | 59.93 |
24 | 27 | 33 | 8 | Peterson, Adrian | Football | 58.68 |
25 | 16 | 20 | 6 | Wade, Dwyane | Basketball | 58.66 |
26 | 14 | 27 | 36 | Howard, Dwight | Basketball | 56.93 |
27 | 8 | 2 | 51 | White, Shaun | Extreme | 56.51 |
28 | 78 | 26 | 33 | Jeter, Derek | Baseball | 55.30 |
29 | 11 | 87 | NR | Donald, Luke | Golf | 55.24 |
30 | 22 | 42 | 45 | Earnhardt Jr., Dale | Motorsports | 55.10 |
31 | 80 | NR | 86 | Murray, Andy | Tennis | 54.81 |
32 | 96 | NR | NR | Azarenka, Victoria | Tennis | 54.54 |
33 | NR | NR | NR | Griffin III, Robert | Football | 54.54 |
34 | NR | NR | 95 | May-Treanor, Misty | Olympics | 54.46 |
35 | 66 | 54 | NR | Cano, Robinson | Baseball | 53.80 |
36 | 53 | NR | NR | Verlander, Justin | Baseball | 53.57 |
37 | 68 | 65 | 20 | Duncan, Tim | Basketball | 52.46 |
38 | 50 | 85 | 99 | Ryan, Matt | Football | 52.21 |
39 | 49 | NR | NR | Mayweather Jr., Floyd | Boxing / MMA | 52.14 |
40 | 99 | 41 | NR | Hamilton, Josh | Baseball | 52.09 |
41 | 23 | 22 | NR | Foster, Arian | Football | 51.94 |
42 | 46 | 78 | 44 | Paul, Chris | Basketball | 51.59 |
43 | 79 | NR | NR | Wambach, Abby | Olympics | 51.34 |
44 | 37 | 23 | 21 | Johnson, Jimmie | Motorsports | 51.34 |
45 | NR | NR | NR | Watson, Bubba | Golf | 51.10 |
46 | NR | NR | NR | Kimbrel, Craig | Baseball | 50.97 |
47 | NR | NR | NR | Raisman, Aly | Olympics | 50.91 |
48 | NR | NR | NR | Walsh, Kerri | Olympics | 50.80 |
49 | 35 | NR | NR | Griffin, Blake | Basketball | 50.64 |
50 | 29 | 39 | 28 | Gordon, Jeff | Motorsports | 50.35 |
51 | 95 | NR | NR | Welker, Wes | Football | 50.20 |
52 | NR | NR | NR | Miller, Von | Football | 50.14 |
53 | NR | NR | NR | Stamkos, Steven | Hockey | 50.14 |
54 | 26 | 9 | 4 | Pujols, Albert | Baseball | 50.08 |
55 | NR | NR | NR | Lochte, Ryan | Olympics | 49.95 |
56 | 75 | 48 | 60 | Anthony, Carmelo | Basketball | 49.80 |
57 | 93 | 32 | 42 | Williams, Venus | Tennis | 49.65 |
58 | 44 | NR | NR | Rice, Ray | Football | 49.60 |
59 | 52 | NR | NR | Granderson, Curtis | Baseball | 49.59 |
60 | NR | NR | NR | Westbrook, Russell | Basketball | 49.16 |
61 | NR | NR | NR | Franklin, Missy | Olympics | 48.90 |
62 | NR | NR | NR | St. Pierre, Georges | Boxing / MMA | 48.89 |
63 | NR | NR | NR | Trout, Mike | Baseball | 48.67 |
64 | NR | NR | NR | McCutchen, Andrew | Baseball | 48.67 |
65 | 54 | 47 | 22 | Garnett, Kevin | Basketball | 48.53 |
66 | 77 | NR | NR | Gronkowski, Rob | Football | 48.30 |
67 | NR | 80 | 59 | Pierce, Paul | Basketball | 48.18 |
68 | 24 | 66 | 29 | Nowitzki, Dirk | Basketball | 48.14 |
69 | NR | NR | NR | Marshall, Brandon | Football | 47.96 |
70 | 85 | NR | NR | Love, Kevin | Basketball | 47.86 |
71 | NR | NR | NR | Cruz, Victor | Football | 47.81 |
72 | 28 | 24 | 72 | Pacquiao, Manny | Boxing / MMA | 47.70 |
73 | NR | NR | NR | Harden, James | Basketball | 47.62 |
74 | NR | NR | NR | Snedeker, Brandt | Golf | 47.52 |
75 | NR | NR | 75 | Romo, Tony | Football | 47.46 |
76 | NR | NR | 34 | Fielder, Prince | Baseball | 47.45 |
77 | NR | NR | NR | Irving, Kyrie | Basketball | 47.43 |
78 | NR | NR | NR | Beltre, Adrian | Baseball | 47.23 |
79 | 83 | NR | NR | Kvitova, Petra | Tennis | 47.15 |
80 | 40 | NR | NR | Wozniacki, Caroline | Tennis | 47.00 |
81 | NR | NR | NR | Kane, Patrick | Hockey | 46.90 |
82 | NR | NR | NR | Tillman, Charles | Football | 46.79 |
83 | NR | NR | NR | Wilson, Russell | Football | 46.72 |
84 | 84 | NR | NR | Scott, Adam | Golf | 46.42 |
85 | NR | NR | NR | Henry, Thierry | Soccer | 46.40 |
86 | NR | NR | NR | Rapinoe, Megan | Olympics | 46.24 |
87 | NR | 98 | NR | Rondo, Rajon | Basketball | 46.22 |
88 | NR | NR | NR | Newton, Cam | Football | 46.20 |
89 | NR | NR | NR | Radwanska, Agnieszka | Tennis | 46.17 |
90 | NR | NR | NR | Weaver, Jered | Baseball | 46.12 |
91 | 60 | 62 | 48 | Stewart, Tony | Motorsports | 46.08 |
92 | NR | NR | NR | Flacco, Joe | Football | 46.07 |
93 | 57 | 53 | NR | Willis, Patrick | Football | 46.04 |
94 | 55 | 40 | 71 | Donovan, Landon | Soccer | 45.83 |
95 | NR | NR | NR | Lynch, Marshawn | Football | 45.76 |
96 | NR | NR | NR | Malkin, Evgeni | Hockey | 45.68 |
97 | NR | NR | NR | Silva, Anderson | Boxing / MMA | 45.55 |
98 | NR | 31 | 39 | Crosby, Sidney | Hockey | 45.42 |
99 | 88 | NR | NR | Solo, Hope | Olympics | 45.31 |
100 | NR | NR | NR | Watt, J.J. | Football | 45.30 |