5 Richest Football Club Owners In The World 1
Football competition in the UK is known as the tightest in the world today. One of the main reasons is the owner of the football club who changes some simple teams become terrible forces due to their financial support. Some owners of English League clubs are controlled by millionaires such as Chelsea and Manchester City. There are still many football clubs who are originally owned by millionaires from various countries.
Carlos Slim Helu
Club: Club Pachuca (Mexico), Club Leon (Mexico), Real Oviedo (Spain)
Personal wealth: $ 73 billion
Forbes Ranking: 1
The richest man who owned the football club is also the richest man in the world, Carlos Slim Helu. Slim is richer $ 6 billion rather than Bill Gates. Slim's wealth comes from the telecommunications business so it is not surprising if he has more than one football club. After having two teams in the Mexican Premier League, Club Pachuca, and Club Leon, Slim then bought the majority share of Spanish third division club Real Oviedo which was in financial trouble.
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| Carlos Slim Helu |
Amancio Ortega
Club: Deportivo La Coruna (Spain)
Personal wealth: $ 57 billion
Forbes Rank: 3
Many people may be less familiar with this 77-year-old billionaire but maybe you have heard of his brand, Zara's clothing brand. As a football club owner, no one doubts Ortega's passion. Rumor, he had delayed his daughter's marriage for 90 minutes to watch Deportivo compete. Unfortunately, his passion is not enough because Depor relegated from La Liga.
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| Amancio Ortega |
George Soros
Club: Manchester United (England)
Personal wealth: $ 19.2 billion
Ranking Forbes: 30
George Soros is not the majority owner of Manchester United which is often associated with Malcolm Glazer's the largest shareholder. The 82-year-old expert investment has a 7.85 percent stake in the Red Devils so he can be categorized as owner. His wealth is almost $ 20 billion that makes him one of the richest men who own a football club.
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| George Soros |
Alisher Usmanov
Club: Arsenal (England)
Personal wealth: $ 17.6 billion
Forbes Ranking: 34
Alisher Usmanov is the richest man in Russia today. Living in London, Usmanov bought most of the London club's club stock Arsenal along with his billionaire partner Farhad Moshiri. Usmanov's business is the most diverse, not only having an iron and steel company but also investing in a number of new companies, telecommunications, and the best-selling newspaper in Russia, Kommersant. He also once ever had a share of Facebook that last year sold and made a profit of $ 1.5 billion.
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| Alisher Usmanov |
Lakshmi Mittal
Club: Queens Park Rangers (England)
Personal wealth: $ 16.5 billion
Forbes Ranking: 41
Lakshmi Mittal is an Indian conglomerate domiciled in London and has a 33 percent stake in Queens Park Rangers, the English capital club who has just been ousted from the Premier League. Mittal, 63 years old is the second richest man in India and also one of the most famous residents in London. He even had the honor of being one of the 2012 Olympic Torchbearers.
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| Lakshmi Mittal |