O site Business Week formulou o ranking The Power 100 com as pessoas mais influentes do mundo do esporte e assim como toda lista essa também gera polêmica.
Uma curiosidade por exemplo: como o mais popular dos esportes, o futebol, possui como principal representante o jogador David Beckham que ficou a frente até do presidente da FIFA, Joseph Blatter? Será porquê ele joga nos EUA? Provavelmente.
Veja a lista em Continuação.
| 1. Roger Goodell | Commissioner, NFL |
| 2. Tiger Woods | Golfer |
| 3. David Stern | Commissioner, NBA |
| 4. George Bodenheimer | President, ESPN, ABC Sports; co-chairman, Disney Media Networks |
| 5. Bud Selig | Commissioner, MLB |
| 6. Brian France | Chairman, CEO NASCAR |
| 7. Dick Ebersol | Chairman, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics |
| 8. Phil Knight | Chairman, Nike |
| 9. Sean McManus | President, CBS News and Sports |
| 10. Rupert Murdoch | Chairman, CEO, News Corp. |
| 11. Michael Jordan | Managing Member of Basketball Operations, Charlotte Bobcats |
| 12. Scott Boras | President, Boras Corp. |
| 13. Peyton Manning | Quarterback, Indianapolis Colts |
| 14. David Hill | Chairman, CEO, Fox Sports |
| 15. Donald Fehr | Union boss, MLB |
| 16. Myles Brand | President, CEO, NCAA |
| 17. David Beckham | Soccer star |
| 18. Jacques Rogge | President, IOC |
| 19. LeBron James | Forward, Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 20. Tony Ponturo | VP, Global Media and Sports Marketing, Anheuser-Busch |
| 21. Phil Anschutz | Founder, Anschutz Entertainment Group |
| 22. Herbert Hainer | Chairman, CEO, Adidas |
| 23. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | NASCAR driver |
| 24. Brian Roberts | Chairman, CEO, Comcast |
| 25. George Steinbrenner | Principal Owner, New York Yankees |
| 26. Theodore Forstmann | Chairman, CEO, IMG |
| 27. Gary Bettman | Commissioner, NHL |
| 28. Alex Rodriguez | Third baseman, New York Yankees |
| 29. Joseph S. Blatter | President, FIFA |
| 30. Roger Federer | Tennis player |
| 31. Jim Delany | Commissioner, Big Ten Conference |
| 32. Dick Pound | Chairman, World Anti-Doping Agency |
| 33. Gene Upshaw | Chairman, NFLPA |
| 34. Tim Finchem | Commissioner, PGA |
| 35. Lance Armstrong | Cyclist |
| 36. John Skipper | EVP, content, ESPN |
| 37. Mark Parker | CEO, President, Nike |
| 38. David Levy | President, Turner Sports, Inc. |
| 39. Barry Bonds | Outfielder, San Francisco Giants |
| 40. Daniel Snyder | Owner, Washington Redskins |
| 41. Derek Jeter | Shortstop, New York Yankees |
| 42. Tim Leiweke | President, CEO, Anschutz Entertainment Group |
| 43. Paul Allen | Owner, Seattle Seahawks, Portland TrailBlazers |
| 44. Robert DuPuy | President, COO, MLB |
| 45. LaDainian Tomlinson | Running back, San Diego Chargers |
| 46. Tim Brosnan | EVP for business, MLB |
| 47. Jerry Reinsdorf | Owner, Chicago Bulls, Chicago White Sox |
| 48. Larry Lucchino | President, CEO, Boston Red Sox |
| 49. Ed Goren | President, FOX Sports |
| 50. Mark Cuban | Owner, Dallas Mavericks |
| 51. Mark Ford | President, Sports Illustrated Group |
| 52. Bob Bowman | President, CEO, MLB Advanced Media |
| 53. Jerry Jones | Owner, Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Desperados |
| 54. Roger Penske | Owner, Penske Racing |
| 55. Chase Carey | CEO, president, DirecTV |
| 56. Jeff Gordon | NASCAR driver |
| 57. Bernie Ecclestone | Head of Formula 1 |
| 58. Jeff Urban | SVP, sports marketing, Gatorade/PepsiCo. |
| 59. George Pyne | President, IMG Sports and Entertainment |
| 60. Omar Minaya | EVP of Baseball Operations, General Manager, NY Mets |
| 61. Sidney Crosby | Center, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 62. Jack Roush | Founder, CEO, Roush Fenway Racing |
| 63. Ross Greenburg | CEO, HBO Sports |
| 64. Robert Kraft | Owner, Chairman, CEO New England Patriots |
| 65. John Henry | Principal Owner, Boston Red Sox; Roush Fenway Racing |
| 66. John Walsh | SVP, executive editor, ESPN Internet Group |
| 67. Katie Bayne | Chief Marketing Officer, Coca-Cola North America |
| 68. Eric Grubman | EVP, finance and strategic acquisitions, NFL |
| 69. John Galloway | VP, sports and media, Pepsi North America |
| 70. Tom Brady | Quarterback, New England Patriots |
| 71. Tony Hawk | Skateboarding tycoon |
| 72. Mark Steinberg | SVP and global managing director of golf, IMG |
| 73. Maria Sharapova | Tennis player |
| 74. Tony Stewart | NASCAR driver |
| 75. The Maloof Family | Owners, Sacramento Kings, Sacramento Monarchs |
| 76. Arnold Palmer | PGA legend |
| 77. Randy Levine | President, New York Yankees |
| 78. Shaquille O'Neal | Center, Miami Heat |
| 79. Casey Wasserman | Chairman, CEO, Wasserman Media Group |
| 80. James Dolan | Chairman, MSG; President, CEO Cablevision Systems |
| 81. John Madden | NFL commentator |
| 82. John Kosner | SVP, General Manager, ESPN New Media |
| 83. Arn Tellem | President, WMG Management |
| 84. Bruton Smith | Chairman, CEO, Speedway Motorsports |
| 85. Adam Silver | Deputy commissioner, COO, NBA |
| 86. Charlie Denson | President, Nike Brand |
| 87. Tony Petitti | EVP, executive producer, CBS Sports |
| 88. Kobe Bryant | Point guard, Los Angeles Lakers |
| 89. Yao Ming | Center, Houston Rockets |
| 90. Tom Condon | NFL Agent, CAA |
| 91. Arte Moreno | Owner, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
| 92. Brian Cashman | General manager, New York Yankees |
| 93. Joe Gibbs | Head Coach, Washington Redskins; NASCAR team owner |
| 94. Heidi Ueberroth | President, Global Marketing Partnerships and International Business Operations, NBA |
| 95. Earvin "Magic" Johnson | NBA legend |
| 96. Billy Beane | Vice-president, general manager, Oakland Athletics |
| 97. Micky Arison | Owner, Miami Heat; chairman of NBA board of governors |
| 98. Lesa France-Kennedy | President International Speedway |
| 99. David Berson | EVP, program planning and strategy, ESPN |
| 100. Donna Orender | President, WNBA |
