Source: Daily_Mail
That's rich: QPR's Mittal tops Man City owner as richest man in British football
QPR shareholder Lakshmi Mittal is the richest man in British football, according to new research.
The London-based Indian steel magnate, who owns a 20 per cent stake in the Loftus Road club, is worth an estimated £18.4billion, according to the 2009 FourFourTwo.com Rich List.
The annually-published list ranks Mittal above last year's leader, Manchester City owner Sheik Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan, who has a fortune of £17billion.
Mittal has largely taken a back seat to owners Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone since investing in QPR in December 2007 but he would appear the real financial power at the club.
Formula One supremo Ecclestone, however, is ranked eighth in the list with £1.466billion.
Third is Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich with £7.8billion - an increase of £800million on his position last year.
THE RICH LIST - Top 101. Lakshmi Mittal (QPR) £18.4billion2. Sheikh Mansour (Manchester City) £17bn3. Roman Abramovich (Chelsea) £7.8bn4. Joe Lewis (Tottenham) £2.5bn5. Stan Kroenke (Arsenal) £2.079bn6. Denis O'Brien (Celtic) £1.73bn7. Malcolm Glazer and family (Manchester Utd) £1.5bn8. Bernie Ecclestone (QPR) £1.466bn9. Alisher Usmanov (Arsenal) £1.3bn10. Lord Grantchester and family (Everton) £1.2bn
That rise is more than the Russian's total outlay at Stamford Bridge since his takeover in 2003.
Arsenal shareholders Stan Kroenke (£2.709billion) and Alisher Usmanov (£1.3billion) are fifth and ninth respectively. The Glazer family, owners of Manchester United, are seventh with £1.75billion.
David Beckham is in a league of his own in terms of player value, with a fortune of £125million.
The England and Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder is well clear of Manchester United pair Michael Owen (£38m) and Wayne Rooney (£37m).
Two more United players, Rio Ferdinand (£30million) and Ryan Giggs (£24m), make up the top five.
England boss Fabio Capello is the richest manager with £30m ahead of Roy Keane (Ipswich) and United manager Sir Alex Ferguson with £27m and £22m respectively.
RICHEST PLAYERS
1. David Beckham (LA Galaxy) £125m
2. Michael Owen (Manchester Utd) £38m
3. Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) £37m
4. Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd) £30m
5. Ryan Giggs (Man Utd) £24m
6. Michael Ballack (Chelsea) £22m
7. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) £21m
8. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) £20m
9. John Terry (Chelsea) £18m
10. Didier Drogba (Chelsea) £16m
RICHEST MANAGERS
1. Fabio Capello (England) £30m
2. Roy Keane (Ipswich) £27m
3. Sir Alex Ferguson (Man Utd) £22m
4. Carlo Ancelotti (Chelsea) £17m
5. Sven Goran Eriksson (N County) £15m
6. Arsene Wenger (Arsenal) £15m
7. Harry Redknapp (Tottenham) £10m
8. Rafael Benitez (Liverpool) £9m
9. Martin O'Neill (Aston Villa) £9m
10. Mark Hughes (Manchester City) £8m
