Tiger loses millions in endorsements, still No.1 though | Thebigtip

From correspondents in New York from foxsports.com.au

Tiger Woods' estimated endorsements for 2010 are worth $US22 million ($24.93 million) less than in 2009, Sports Illustrated reported in its yearly analysis of the top-earning US sports figures.

Woods is still number one on the list, as he has been for the rankings' seven years.

But his estimated total earnings of more than $US90 million ($101.98 million) are down 30 per cent from nearly $US128 million ($145.04 million) two years ago.

Golfer Phil Mickelson is again second with total earnings of more than $US61 million ($69.12 million).

His estimated endorsement income is $US52 million ($58.92 million), still lagging behind the $US70 million ($79.32 million) for Woods.

Swiss tennis star Roger Federer topped the separate list of international sports figures, dethroning English footballer David Beckham with nearly $US62 million ($70.25 million) dollars total earnings by Sports Illustrated's reckoning.

Beckham fell to number three on the list, behind Argentinian footballer and reigning FIFA World Player of the Year Lionel Messi.

Read more