Tiger Woodss Masters return as big as Barack Obamas inauguration 
The business magazine estimated in its second annual "Fab 40" list that Woods still represents the top sports brand by athlete, with an estimated value of $82 million (£52 million).
It said Woods' remaining sponsor deals with Nike Inc, Electronic Arts Inc and Procter & Gamble Co's Gillette brand will allow him to remain the world's highest paid athlete this year.
>Woods, who is taking an indefinite break from professional golf, has not been seen in public since admitting in December that he had cheated on his wife.
His total earnings were larger than that of the next five athletes combined, according to Forbes. Footballer David Beckham ($20 million), tennis star Roger Federer ($16 million), NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. ($14 million) and National Basketball Association stars LeBron James and Kobe Bryant ($13 million and $12 million, respectively) rounded out the top six.
While Nike and others have stood by Woods, Accenture Plc and AT&T Inc dropped him as their pitch man after he became engulfed in allegations of multiple extramarital affairs following a minor car accident outside his Florida home on Nov 27.
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