Sports Money

International Cricket Council change many rules for the game in past 5 years. To improve the umpiring system they bring advance technology. How much a cricket umpire earn per match? Emirates introduce the elite panel in 2002 for betterment cricket matches.

Elite panel umpires earn contracts from cricket council. They get allot other facilities such as traveling expenses, hotel staying expense and food other’s. A cricket website revealed the salaries for ICC umpires according to which $1,500 per match fee’s paid to them.

Cricket umpires from different categories selected. Elite Panel (match referees and umpires), elite panel (international match referees and umpires) and ICC development program umpires and referees. Development program help’s ICC to find the future referees.

Later sports magazine report published and the explained in their article a match umpire in cricket earn $3,000 per match. Recently massive hike seen in the salaries of match officials. The financial details taken from trusted sources of cricket (blogs, web site, forums, news and public reports).

A bit difference in the salaries of match referees and umpires. The two umpires earn ($100k) which include bonus and tournament money annually. The match referee’s who performed third umpire and referee’s duty earn ($50,000) annually based on selection in the ICC matches.

The above table you can see how the match fee’s paid to umpires and match referees. ICC recently include many new match officials from all cricket nations in their development program. They won’t select for big games but selected for U19, U21 cricket matches.

Match Referees & Umpires Sponsor Bonus:

Fly Emirates current sponsor’s of ICC umpires they paid bonus money to the best umpires of the match, series and tournament. Umpires get facilities from sponsor such as (shirts, foods and accommodation). A source (Cricket 2x) report revealed match umpire received the award best icc umpire get paid ($10,000) cash prize.

ICC announce women cricket umpires to the matches. Claire Polosak alongside Eloise Sheridan create a history after selected for the first time as match official’s for men’s match. Adrian Griffith, Kathleen Cross, Sue Redfern, and Jacqueline Williams other four match officials who seen in the women cricket matches regular basis. Estimated ($500) per match is salary for the women umpire.

CFL (Canadian Football League) started 59 years ago now most watch sports in Canada. CFL introduce the cheerleaders squads for all teams. How much cheerleaders compare to NFL earn in CFL. A report in 2018, revealed that professional cheerleaders earn CAD ($250) per match.

No official details ever revealed about the CFL cheerleaders salaries. But recently many reports regarding to CFL, NFL cheerleaders revealed online. How true are their sources it’s quite difficult to confirm.

The above table salaries mention in Canadian Currency. Total 9 teams participate each year in Canadian Football League and all have their own cheerleader’s squad. A professional cheerleader who have years of experienced earn contract from the team. The above salaries might be different mention on contracts.

All matches played from June to October. The girls earn extra money if they are part of the playoff final teams. Senior cheerleaders get paid ($1,500) if her team win’s or finished as runner-up in Grey Cup. The above salaries information taken from sports blogs, sites, (Tsmsports, Sports Business Fr, and Crunchy Sports).

Total 18 matches each cheerleader take part. Some cheerleaders volunteer for their favorite teams. A professional CFL cheerleader earn maximum $8,000 yearly which include extra money from playoff’s and final match performance. Amateur Cheerleaders one’s who recently joined the team as professional dancer. They won’t get any contract until they have expirenced two or three season in CFL.

Ultimate Fighting Championship start paying higher money to staff members. Match referees play key role to make sure the results are fair. How much do UFC referees earn per match. Do UFC offer them any contracts for year or long-term deal.

A report revealed in 2019, professional referees with experience 2-5 years in MMA earn $1,500 per match. His or Her earnings get double when selected for the UFC main pay-per-view event weekly or monthly fights. Pay-per-view fights UFC referee earn almost $8k.

Professional UFC Referees Salary ($1,500): Professional referees one of the match official who got experienced more than 3-5 years. They are well known with rules and regulation of the UFC. Estimated yearly earnings based on UFC events a professional ref make ($380k).

Women UFC Referees Salary ($250): Kim Winslow most famous women official in UFC. She rise to fame from (Strikeforce). According to sources ($1000) paid to her for The Ultimate Fighter 9 finale match between (Nick Osipczak vs Frank Lester). In future any women referee become part of official member she get paid $1k per match fight on base of her experience in MMA.

Rookie Referees Salary ($250): The young referees selected for the UFC fights earn $250 per fight when they selected. They won’t get many matches but complete official duties for the under-card fights. A rookie referee get contract on base of his performance, contract is just a year long so that he/she can develop his ref’s skills and understand rules and regulation of the sports.

How Much UFC Referee’s Get Paid PPV’s Fights:

Herb Dean, John McCarthy, and John Sharp regular referee’s appear in the main pay-per-view events of UFC and MMA. According to sources Herb Dean earnings more than other referee’s because he get paid cash bonus if gateway income increase more then expected. Herb Dean make ($10k) per main event title fight. McCarthy and Sharp also earn $8k-10k per pay-per-view event as match official.

No information ever shared by UFC, they always keep secret some of the financial information of their staff. Recently some sports site revealed the salaries of the UFC staff officials. Crunchy Sports reported UFC referees salaries compared to WWE referees pay (source) is lower. The above salary information taken from trusted sources MMA Mania, BJpenn, Forbes Magazine, Sports Unplug, Bloody Elbow and Sports Business FR.

Pakistan recently improved their cricket system. But still BCCI is stronger than any other board of cricket. Pakistan & Indian crickets pay gap rise from 2.5% to 25% in past 10 years. BCCI introduce the T20 league in 2008. Which play key role in the investment of cricket in India. PCB announced central contracts each year. Pakistan Indian cricketers pay gap increased after the introduction IPL in 2008.

India give contracts to their players on base of their performances in IPL and international cricket. The salaries gap between both cricket team’s is massive. The starting salaries of India player;s is bigger than Pakistan top paid cricketers.

Currently there is no increase in the players salaries of Pakistan players. Even PCB removing some players from centrals contracts list (source). India (C) category player earn 10% more money than Pakistan (A) contract holding players. The above detail of players salaries and retain fee taken from (Cricket Country, Cricket 2x, Cricket Monthly and Sports Keeda).

BCCI offered many new contracts to players that recently become famous from the Indian Premier League. PCB developing back their domestic cricket and bringing new players to contracts from the local clubs. Prime Minster Imran Khan looking into the matters of cricket and making sure that cricket system become better before the next world cup.

BCCI and PCB both haven’t announced any cricket contracts currently. Mostly cricket contracts offered to the players during June or July. Retaining fee’s of fee’s of Indian cricket players make them highest paid cricket players in the world. BCCI announced extra earnings for the players from prize money of ICC events if the team win’s.

Badminton one of the most popular sports among the Asian athletes. In 2018, a sports site published article about worst referee’s salaries. According to which a Badminton referee, match umpire and line umpire earn 1/3rd of the WWE and NFL referees salaries. Big pay gap among the badminton referees salaries.

Two categories suggested for the badminton referees. In one category elite panel of officials selected who got experience of 5-6 years. They hired on professional contract on annual salary base. The second category development category where new referees selected. As per sources confirmed ($500) paid to the professional official for his duties and tournament earnings are double.

Entry level referees in badminton don’t have years of experience but once they get developed with game rules and regulation from international and domestic tournaments contracts offered to them. Entry level referee get paid ($100) only when they selected for any match.

In the above table match referees salaries in the world mention. The details taken from (Sport Richest List, The Medium and Sports Unplug). Best paid are the match umpires they have more power in the game. Line judge and service judge help them during the fouls made on lines and service.

Recently tennis umpires payscale increase compare to the Badminton referees. A tennis match official earn ($1,600) per match (source). Which is 10% more compared to badminton match judges and umpires earnings.

Match Umpire Salary ($500): Match umpire plays the key role in the fairness of the game. He or she watched all the move’s on badminton court made by athletes. Umpire duty is to see that players follow all the rules and regulation set for badminton court. Match umpire earn $500 per match but when selected for Olympic game or grand-slam tournament of badminton his earnings increased to ($2000).

Line & Service Judge ($300): A line judge is the one who called for the fouls that made during the game. His duty is to make sure that shuttle touches the line not outside the line and earnings per match is ($300). Service judge look’s that player follow all rules and regulations regarding to service during the game ($300).