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This year’s list naming the 100 Most Influential People in Sport Industry.

The world is getting smaller and smaller, and the decisions of these international executives are having a larger and larger influence on the global sports industry.


01

Herbert Hainer

Chairman and CEO, Adidas

VOTES
2461

02

Heidi Ueberroth

President, NBA International

VOTES
2398

03

George Bodenheimer

President, ESPN Sports

VOTES
2350

04

Dick Ebersol

Chairman, NBC Universal Sports and Olympics

VOTES
2348

05

Lisa Baird

CMO, USOC

VOTES
2345

06

David Hill

Chairman, Fox Sports

VOTES
2341

07

Katie Bayne

Chief Marketing Officer, Coca Cola

VOTES
2336

08

Brian Roberts

Chairman and CEO, Comcast

VOTES
2326

09

Roger Goodell

Commissioner, NFL

VOTES
2323

10

Joseph Blatter

President, FIFA

VOTES
2322

11

Jacques Rogge

President, IOC

VOTES
2319

12

John Fahey

President, WADA

VOTES
2319

13

David Stern

Commissioner, NBA

VOTES
2312

14

Peter Moore

President, EA Sports

VOTES
2312

15

Rupert Murdoch

Chairman and CEO, News Corp.

VOTES
2310

16

Bud Selig

Commissioner, MLB

VOTES
2308

17

Phil Knight

Chairman, Nike

VOTES
2308

18

Michel Platini

President, UEFA

VOTES
2306

19

Stacey Allaster

Commissioner, WTA Tour

VOTES
2305

20

Sean McManus

President, CBS Sports

VOTES
2293

21

Dmitry Chernyshenko

President, Sochi 2014

VOTES
2238

22

Jean Todt

President, FIA

VOTES
2213

23

Philip Anschutz

Founder, AEG

VOTES
2155

24

Erich Stamminger

President, Adidas Brand

VOTES
1214

25

Donna Orender

President, WNBA

VOTES
1197

26

Gary Bettman

Commissioner, NHL

VOTES
1196

27

Tim Finchem

Commissioner, PGA Tour

VOTES
1195

28

Lesa France Kennedy

President, ISC

VOTES
1194

29

George Pyne

President, IMG Sports & Entertainment

VOTES
1161

30

Franz Beckenbauer

President, FC Bayern Munich

VOTES
1161

31

Lamine Diack

President, IAAF

VOTES
1160

32

Charlie Denson

President, Nike Brand

VOTES
1140

33

Sebastian Coe

Chairman, London 2012

VOTES
1138

34

Richard Branson

Owner, Virgin

VOTES
1127

35

Michael Jordan

NBA Great, Owner, Charlotte Bobcats

VOTES
1125

36

Tiger Woods

Golfer

VOTES
1117

37

Robert Kraft

Founder, Chairman and CEO, The Kraft Group

VOTES
1115

38

Lance Armstrong

Cyclist

VOTES
1115

39

Brian France

Chairman and CEO, NASCAR

VOTES
1107

40

Anita DeFrantz

IOC Member

VOTES
1104

41

Tim Leiweke

President and CEO, AEG

VOTES
1103

42

Theodore Forstmann

Chairman & CEO, IMG

VOTES
1009

43

Don Garber

Commissioner, MLS

VOTES
1000

44

Hassan Mosuatafa

President, IHF

VOTES
270

45

Rick Dudley

President and CEO, Octagon

VOTES
255

46

Marcus Luer

CEO, Total Sport Asia

VOTES
192

47

Jerry Jones

Owner, Dallas Cowboys

VOTES
97

48

Laurent Eric Le Lay

Chairman and CEO, Eurosport

VOTES
95

49

Nawal El Moutawakel

Executive Board Member, IOC

VOTES
93

50

Cathy Priestner Allinger

EVP Sport and Games, Vancouver 2010

VOTES
91

51

Tessa Jowell

Olympic Minister, British Government

VOTES
84

52

Denise DeBartolo York

Owner, San Francisco 49ers

VOTES
71

53

John Furlong

President, Vancouver 2010

VOTES
30

54

Bernie Ecclestone

President and CEO, FOM

VOTES
10

55

Casey Wasserman

Chairman and CEO, Wasserman Media Group

VOTES
9

56

Muhtar Kent

President and CEO, Coca Cola Company

VOTES
9

57

Bob DuPuy

President, MLB

VOTES
8

58

Bob Bowman

President and CEO, MLB Advanced Media

VOTES
7

59

Carlos Brito

CEO, AB InBev

VOTES
7

60

Ian Todd

President, IMG International

VOTES
7

61

Tracy Dolgin

President and CEO, YES Network

VOTES
6

62

Princess Haya Al Hussein

IOC Member

VOTES
6

63

Rick Hendrick

Owner, Hendrick Motorsports

VOTES
5

64

Mark Cuban

Owner, Dallas Maverics

VOTES
5

65

Richard Carrion

IOC Member

VOTES
5

66

Barbara Slater

Director of Sport, BBC

VOTES
5

67

David Levy

President of Sales, Distribution and Sports, Turner Broadcasting System Inc.

VOTES
4

68

Jeff Shell

President, Comcast Programming Group

VOTES
4

69

Kevin Plank

CEO and Founder, Under Armour

VOTES
4

70

Lucien Boyer

CEO, Havas Sports & Entertainment

VOTES
4

71

Adam Helfant

Chairman and President, ATP

VOTES
4

72

Malcom Glazer

Owner, Manchester United

VOTES
4

73

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and COO, NBA

VOTES
4

74

Stan Kroenke

Owner, Denver Nuggets

VOTES
4

75

Carlos Arthur Nuzman

President, Brazil Olympic Committee

VOTES
4

76

Michael Levine

Co-Head, CAA Sports

VOTES
3

77

Donald Dell

President, Lagardere Unlimited

VOTES
3

78

Philippe Blatter

President & CEO, Infront Sports

VOTES
3

79

Lawrence Probst

President, USOC

VOTES
3

80

Vijay Mallya

IPL Team Owner

VOTES
3

81

Roman Abramovich

Owner. Chelsea FC

VOTES
3

82

Tim Clark

President, Emirates Airlines

VOTES
3

83

Scott Boras

CEO, The Scott Boras Corp.

VOTES
2

84

Tony Fernandes

Team Principal, Lotus F1

VOTES
2

85

Tom Hicks

Owner, Hicks Sports Group

VOTES
2

86

Olivier Guiguet

Chairman and CEO, Lagardere Sports

VOTES
2

87

Patrick Hickey

President, European Olympic Committee

VOTES
2

88

Suresh Kalmadi

President, India Olympic Association

VOTES
2

89

Mohamed Bin Hammam

President, AFC

VOTES
2

90

Jeremy Darroch

CEO, BSkyB

VOTES
2

91

Sheikh Mansour

Owner, Manchester City FC

VOTES
2

92

Sheikh Mohammed

Owner, Godolphin

VOTES
2

93

Karen Davidson

Owner, Detroit Pistons

VOTES
1

94

John Henry

Owner, New England Sports Ventures

VOTES
1

95

Sheikh Amhmad Al Sabah

President, Olympic Council of Asia

VOTES
1

96

Yvan Mainini

President, FIBA

VOTES
1

97

Jizhong Wei

President, FIVB

VOTES
1

98

Shashank Manohar

President, BCCI

VOTES
1

99

George Gillett Jt

Co-Owner, Liverpool FC

VOTES
1

100

John Varley

CEO, Barclays

VOTES
1
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