Rich List ruled by City's Sheikh

05 October 2011 10:02
Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour tops FourFourTwo's Rich List for the 2011/12 season, with Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov second.[LNB] Sheikh Mansour, a member of Abu Dhabi's ruling Al-Nahyan family reportedly worth £20billion, has invested heavily in City since the 2008 takeover and has been rewarded by seeing the team qualify for this season's Champions League and win the 2011 FA Cup.[LNB]City have also made a positive start to the 2011/12 Premier League season which has put them on course to challenge Manchester United for the domestic title.[LNB]FourFourTwo say that Usmanov is now wealthier than QPR shareholder Lakshmi Mittal. The Uzbek businessman is now reported to be worth £12.4bn, with Indian steel magnate Mittal slipping to third with a fortune of £11.8bn.[LNB]Chelsea's Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich sits fourth on the list, with FourFourTwo reporting his fortune grew by £2.9bn over the year to reach £10.3bn.[LNB]Malcolm Glazer, the controversial owner of Manchester United, has reportedly increased his fortune by £110million to remain ninth on the list.[LNB]Liverpool owner John W Henry, whose consortium completed their buy-out of the club just over a year ago, is the highest new entry on the list, with the American going in at 20th.[LNB]Former England captain David Beckham's wealth has grown by £35m to give him a personal fortune of £135m according to the FourFourTwo list, making him the wealthiest player on their list and 42nd overall.[LNB]Michael Owen and Rio Ferdinand remain second and third on the players' list, with Ferdinand's United team-mates Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney fourth and fifth respectively.[LNB]England boss Fabio Capello's reported fortune of £38m puts him top of FourFourTwo's managers list.

Source: Team_Talk