<p><div class="image-container float_right" style="width:400px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5134fe8269bedd330a000000-620-465/robert-kraft-2.jpg?maxX=400&amp;maxY=300" border="0" alt="robert kraft" width="400" height="300" /></div><p class="source">Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images</p><p class="caption">Patriots owner Robert Kraft with his girlfriend Ricki Noel Lander</p></div>Professional athletes rake in tons of money every year for playing the game they love.</p>
<p>But the real money comes when you own the show.</p>
<p>Forbes put out its <a href="http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/?utm_campaign=forbestwittersf&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social#page:1_sort:0_direction:asc_search:_filter:Sports_filter:All%20countries_filter:All%20states">annual Billionaires list on Monday</a> and the billionaires of the sports world aren't out there on the field, they're the ones behind the scenes.</p>

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The 10 Richest People In Sports

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesPatriots owner Robert Kraft with his girlfriend Ricki Noel LanderProfessional athletes rake in tons of money every year for playing the game they love. But the real money comes when you own the show. Forbes put out its annual Billionaires list on Monday and the billionaires of the sports world aren't out there on the field, they're the ones behind the scenes.

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesPatriots owner Robert Kraft with his girlfriend Ricki Noel LanderProfessional athletes rake in tons of money every year for playing the game they love. But the real money comes when you own the show.

The 10 Richest People In Sports

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