James has signed numerous endorsement contracts; some of the companies that he has done business with are Audemars Piguet,[405] Beats by Dre,[406] Coca-Cola,[407] Dunkin' Brands,[408] McDonald's,[409] Nike,[407] and State Farm.[410] Coming out of high school, he was the target of a three-way bidding war among Nike, Reebok, and Adidas,[411] eventually signing with Nike for approximately $90 million.[412] His signature shoes have performed well for Nike.[413] In 2011, Fenway Sports Group became the sole global marketer of his rights, and as part of the deal, he was granted a minority stake in the English Premier League football club Liverpool,[414] who he has claimed his support for.[415] As a result of James's endorsement money and NBA salary, he has been listed as one of the world's highest-paid athletes.[416] In 2013, he surpassed Kobe Bryant as the highest paid basketball player in the world, with earnings of $56.5 million.[417] In 2014, James realized a profit of more than $30 million as part of Apple's acquisition of Beats Electronics; he had originally struck a deal to get a small stake in the company at its inception in exchange for promoting its headphones.[418] In 2015, he was ranked the sixth highest earning sportsperson,[419] and third highest in 2016 (after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi).[420] James has stated that he would like to own an NBA team in the future, albeit in a hands-off capacity.[421] In 2011, James co-founded the designer retail store UNKNWN in Miami, Florida.[422]