Sports Illustrated ranks the 50 most powerful people in all of sports

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Sports Illustrated released its rankings of the 50 most powerful men, and a few women, in sports. Some of the men of this list are household names in America. Others are powerful in the multi-billion dollar world of international soccer or racing. Some are very involved in the sports themselves, while others have earned a pretty penny in clothing, gear, as sports agents and even in video games.

All are movers and shakers in the sports world, no matter their roles.

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50. Michael Jordan — Charlotte Bobcats owner

49. Stephen Espinoza — Showtime executive VP of sports and event programming

48. Mark Cuban — Dallas Mavericks owner

47. Tom Condon — Creative Arts Agency Sports cohead of football division

46. Cindy Davis — Nike Golf President

45. Dana White — UFC President

44. Barack Obama — POTUS

43. Ed O’Bannon — Ed O’Bannon vs. NCAA

42. Al Haymon — Boxing adviser and promoter

41. Alison Lewis and Sharon Byers — Coca Cola North America

40. Brian France — NASCAR CEO and Chairman

39. John Riccitiello — Electronic Arts CEO

38. Mark Emmert — NCAA President

37. Travis Tyger — USADA CEO

36. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan — UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Manchester City owner

35. DeMaurice Smith — NFLPA executive director

34. Casey Wasserman — Wasserman Media Group CEO

33. Bob Bowman — MLB Advanced Media CEO

32. Herbert Hainer — Adidas Group CEO

31. Donald Fehr — NHLPA executive director

30. Carlos Brito — Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO

29. Glazer Family — Buccaneers and Man U owners

28. David Levy — Turner broadcasting president of sales, distribution and sports

27. Gary Bettman — NHL Commissioner

26. Jim Delany — Big Ten Commissioner

25. Tim Finchem — PGA Commissioner

24. Kevin Plank — Under Armour CEO

23. Scott Boras — Superagent

22. Bernie Ecclestone — Formula One President and CEO

21. Richard Scudamore — Barclay’s Premier League CEO

20. Larry Ellison — Oracle CEO

19. Jerry Jones — Dallas Cowboys owner

18. Adam Silver — NBA Deputy Commissioner

17. Mike Slive — SEC Commissioner

16. Sepp Blatter — FIFA President

15. Erik Shanks — Fox Sports COO

14. Michael Dolan — IMG Worldwide CEO

13. Sean McManus — CBS Sports president

12. Robert Kraft — Patriots owner

11. Mark Walter — Guggenheim Partners CEO and Dodgers owner

10. Hedge Fund Dude

9. Phil Knight — Nike President

8. Jacques Rogge — Olympics president

7. Mark Lazarus — NBC Sports Chairman

6. Stan Kroenke — Kroenke Sports Enterprises owner (Rams, Nuggets, Avalanche, Arsenal)

5. Bud Selig — MLB Commissioner

4. John Skipper — ESPN President

3. Philip Anschutz — AEG Owner

2. David Stern — NBA Commissioner

1. Roger Goodell — NFL Commissioner

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