Sports are a way for the toughest, most talented, fastest members of our society to claim superiority in various athletic competitions. Over the years though, sports have come to gain large popularity and have ultimately started affecting countries’ policy decisions. Looking back through history, sports have been a method for countries to try to express their dominance in the international community, as well as expand their influence. Here below the list of the world’s most influential athletes today.
Cristiano Ronaldo
FOOTBALL
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Other
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Lionel Messi
FOOTBALL
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Other
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Zlatan Ibrahimović
FOOTBALL
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Other
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Neymar
FOOTBALL
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Other
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Kylian Mbappé
FOOTBALL
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Other
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LeBron James
NBA
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Other
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Kevin Durant
NBA
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Other
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Kawhi Leonard
NBA
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Other
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Giannis Antetokounmpo
NBA
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Other
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Joel Embiid
NBA
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Other
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Tom Brady
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
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Other
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Colin Kaepernick
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
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Other
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Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
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Other
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Justin Fields
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
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Other
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Trevor Lawrence
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
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Other
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Mookie Betts
BASEBALL
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Other
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Mike Trout
BASEBALL
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Other
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Juan Soto
BASEBALL
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Other
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Tiger Woods
GOLF
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Other
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Rory McIlroy
GOLF
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Other
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Rafael Nadal
TENNIS
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Other
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Roger Federer
TENNIS
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Other
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Novak Djokovic
TENNIS
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Other
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Naomi Osaka
TENNIS
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Other
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Serena Wiliams
TENNIS
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Other
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Lewis Hamilton
FORMULA 1
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Other
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Max Verstappen
FORMULA 1
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Other
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Charles Leclerc
FORMULA 1
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Other
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Daniel Ricciardo
FORMULA 1
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Other
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Alexis Pinturault
ALPINE SKIING
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Other
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Petra Vlhova
ALPINE SKIING
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Other
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Wadeck Gorak
FREERIDE
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Other
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Anna Ščerbakova
ICE SKATING–
Other
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Aleksandra Trusova
ICE SKATING–
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Other
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