5 Richest Football Club Owners in the World 2
The following post is continuing the previous article about 5 richest football club owners in the world. Some simple teams can 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. The following are other 5 richest owners.
Rinat Akhmetov
Club: Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
Personal wealth: $ 15.4 billion
Ranking Forbes: 47
A steel and coal businessman from Ukraine, Rinat Akhmetov can be proud of the success that is achieved by his club to date. After winning the UEFA Cup in 2009 and dominating the domestic league, Shakhtar's performance has continued to rise despite having left by some of their top players such as Willian, Fernandinho, and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Akhmetov is also the owner of Donbass Arena, a stadium worth $ 400 million that became one of the hosts of Euro 2012 Cup.
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| Rinat Akhmetov |
Francois Pinault
Club: Stade Rennes (France)
Personal wealth: $ 15 billion
Forbes Ranking: 53
Francois Pinault is the owner of several fashion houses such as Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Gucci. He is also the owner of Christie's famous auction house whose income last year reached $ 5.3 billion. However, like most of the club's super-rich owners, Pinault do not spend too much money on Rennes.
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| Francois Pinault |
Paul Allen
Club: Seattle Sounders (United States)
Personal wealth: $ 15 billion
Forbes Ranking: 53
Paul Allen, one of Microsoft's founders has a hobby of collecting sports clubs. Besides being one of the Major League Soccer club owners Seattle Sounders, he also has NFL Seattle Seahawks club and NBA club Portland Trailblazers. Seattle is currently ranked seventh in the Western Conference of MLS.
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| Paul Allen |
John Fredriksen
Club: Valerenga (Norway)
Personal wealth: $ 11.5 billion
Ranking Forbes: 87
John Fredriksen, a conglomerate of cargo tankers and shipping is the owner of the Oslo-based Norwegian League club, Valerenga. Becoming the sixth at the end of the competition is Valerenga's best achievement in the last three seasons. Fredriksen, 68 years old is an English football fan and is expected to invest in the Premier League later.
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| John Fredriksen |
Roman Abramovich
Club: Chelsea (England)
Personal Wealth: $ 10.2 billion
Ranking Forbes: 107
Roman Abramovich, a 46 years old Russian man has been a central figure in the English Premier League since buying the Blues in July 2003 and directly disbursed hundreds of millions of dollars to polish the London club. Abramovich who works in steel, oil, and investment is rumored to have spent 875 million for a transfer fee as well as 1.5 billion pounds to pay the players at Stamford Bridge. The result is 13 trophies in a decade including three Premier League trophies and a UEFA Champions League. Abramovich is also the largest yacht owner in the world.
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| Roman Abramovich |