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Tracy McGrady – $23,239,561

    Although Tracy McGrady didn’t play for a good portion of the year due to injuries he still made the big bucks. Starting out the season with the Houston Rockets and now with the New York Knicks, the franchise is dolling out a huge salary to retain his big name personal.

Kobe Bryant – $23,034,375

    The new Mr. Laker just signed a contract extension that will keep Kobe in Los Angeles for another four years. More importantly in the eyes of his fans he will likely be a “Laker for Life”.

Jermaine O’Neal – $22,995,000

    Jermaine O’Neal was an NBA MVP candidate with the Pacers and one of the premiere big men in the NBA. Now he’s still working off his contract from those past days of elite.

Tim Duncan – $22,183,218

    The Big Fundamental is also The Big Bling Bling. But when you consider how much money he has made the Spurs franchise throughout the duration of his career with his four Championships in San Antonio, I don’t think anyone is complaining about Timmy getting his due ‘consideration’.

Shaquille O’Neal – $20,000,000

    Shaquille O’Neal is a game changer. Just based on pure size and strength alone he can’t be ignored by defenses. and he also puts butts in seats. Although he did have a thumb injury, O’Neal helped the Cavs earn the top record in the league.

Dirk Nowitzki – $19,795,714

    Disco Dirk has the Dallas Mavericks rolling in the second half of the season and is earning every dollar of that enormous $19.8 million figure. With a player option for next season, don’t be surprised to see Dirk command another big salary through an extension or free agency. He’s still ‘that good’.

Paul Pierce – $19,795,712

    There is a lot of talk in Boston about who are the greatest Celtics of all-time. Surprisingly enough after their championship run a couple years ago, Pierce now comes up in that discussion with all the other Celtic legends.

Ray Allen – $19,766,860

    Ray Allen is aging, The guy is still a lights out shooter, that may be considered technically the greatest overall shooter this league has ever seen.

Rashard Lewis – $18,876,000

    When the Magic signed Rashard Lewis for this absurdly large contract for a player of his caliber, Magic fans were losing their minds. But the Magic have been winners the last two seasons so maybe he deserves the big bucks after all. Or maybe Dwight Howard is just ‘that good’.

Michael Redd – $17,040,000

    Redd is a gunner. He is a volume shooter but also a deadly accurate player from beyond the arc.

At the World Expo Park in Shanghai, World Cup souvenirs are flying out the door. The competition’s first game only kicked off last week, but the most popular items are already selling out.
At the official World Cup store in Shanghai’s World Expo Park, more than 100 kinds of souvenirs are up for grabs. Popular items include World Cup mascot Zakumi and souvenir emblems for each team.
Salesman in World Expo Park, Shanghai, said, “We only stocked 100 emblems for each team and there are only 20 left. The emblems for Brazil, Spain and Germany sold out on the first day of the World Cup.”
Customer at World Expo Park, Shanghai, said, “It was too late by the time I found out they had emblems of the participating teams – they had already sold out.”
However, football fans have found another way to get what they want – they simply swap their emblems.
“At the beginning, we had complete sets of the emblems. Some people buy what they like and others want to collect the whole series. The only way to get the ones they miss is to swap with other fans, which is part of the appeal.” Salesman said.
Despite the shortage of in-demand items, customers can rest assured. The salesman says he has plenty of other souvenirs in stock, from plush toys to World Cup cell-phone chains.

      Robert Charlton was born on 11 October 1937 in the Northeast mining town of Ashington.He is an English former professional football player who won the World Cup and was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1966. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts from midfield and his ferocious long-range shot.
      His talents were first displayed for the East Northumberland Schools representative side,In 1953,Manchester United was on hand to sign the 15-year-old to his first contract in January 1953. After working his way up through the youth and amateur reserve teams, Charlton marked his professional debut in October 1956 with two goals in a 4-2 victory over Charlton Athletic.
      In 1968, he captained the Manchester United team that won the European Cup, scoring two goals in the final to help his team be the first English side to win the competition. He has scored more goals for England and United than any other player. He had made more appearances for Manchester United than any other player. a record superseded by Ryan Giggs at the Champions League Final in Moscow on 21 May 2008. However, Charlton still owns the club record for most league appearances with 606, and is considered by many to be one of the greatest English players of all time.
       At the time of his retirement from the England team in 1970, he was the nation’s most capped player, having turned out 106 times at the highest level. This record has since been eclipsed by Bobby Moore, Peter Shilton and then David Beckham.

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