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The 15 richest billionaire football club owners in England — and how they made their fortune
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Roman Abramovich.
English football has increasingly become a billionaire’s playground.
But it’s not all elusive Russians occupying the upper echelons of the game at the so-called ‘big clubs’ like Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, and Chelsea.
No, there’s some surprising names at the top of the money table and not all of them have brought winning ways with their wealth.
Using the 2017 Sunday Times rich list, Forbes, BBC, Birmingham Mail, and talkSPORT, Business Insider has put together this list of the 15 billionaire football club owners in England.
Here they are in ascending order.
15: Brighton & Hove Albion owner Tony Bloom – net worth: around £1 billion
Enigmatic Bloom took control of Brighton & Hove Albion in 2009 and oversaw promotion into the Premier League in 2017.
A Business Insider feature on Bloom speculated that his net worth could exceed a billion. It is believed he has sunk over £200 million into Brighton, including a £93 million injection so the club could move into a state-of-the-art 30,000 capacity stadium in 2011.
Nicknamed The Lizard, Bloom is a poker legend and even set up the UK’s biggest gambling syndicate StarLizard in the early 2000s, a company believed to make £100 million a year.
Most expensive signing: Shane Duffy – £4.5 million (2016)
Source: Business Insider
14: Bristol City owner Stephen Lansdown – £1.48 billion
Stephen Lansdown is co-founder of FTSE 100 financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown. More recently, he invested in sport as he is majority shareholder of Bristol Rugby (rugby union), Bristol Flyers (basketball), and Bristol City (football).
Lansdown started Hargreaves Lansdown from his bedroom in 1981. In April 2009 he sold a 4.7% stake in the company for £47.2 million to put toward the costs of redeveloping Bristol City’s stadium, Ashton Gate. The works completed in 2016.
The club currently competes in the Championship.
Most expensive signing: Johnathan Kodjia – £3.25 million (2015)
Source: Sunday Times
13: Fulham owner Shahid Khan – £1.85 billion
Like Stephen Lansdown, Shahid Khan is an all-round sports tycoon as he owns NFL side Jacksonville Jaguars and Championship club Fulham.
Once dubbed ‘the face of the American dream‘ by Forbes in 2012, Khan made his fortune in the automotive and hospitality industries.
Khan bought Fulham from previous owner Mohamed Al Fayed in 2013. It was denied promotion into the Premier League because of an unsuccessful play-off campaign, losing to Reading in a Championship semi-final in May, 2017.
Most expensive signing: Konstantinos Mitroglou – £12.4 million (2014)
Source: Sunday Times
12: Liverpool owner John W Henry – £1.94 billion
Another sports tycoon, John W. Henry is the principal owner of iconic baseball team Boston Red Sox and Liverpool.
The son of soybean farmers, Henry traded corn and soybean futures in the 1970s before founding JWH, an investing trading firm, in 1981. Henry’s forays in baseball have been more successful than his punt in soccer as the Red Sox won the World Series in 2004 and 2007.
Away from sport, Henry is also the owner of daily newspaper The Boston Globe.
Most expensive signing: Sadio Mane – £38.5 million (2016)
Source: Sunday Times
11: Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley – £2.1 billion
Mike Ashley left school at 16 and, with a £10,000 loan from his parents, opened a sport and ski shop in Maidenhead two years later. He grew the business, opened other sites, and now has over 400 Sports Direct stores.
Ashley bought Newcastle United for around £135 million in 2007 and his 10-year ownership has divided the club’s fanbase, who have protested over his management. In recent years, though, Ashley has delivered. He convinced Rafael Benitez to manage the club and oversaw a run to the 2016-2017 Championship title.
The club will compete in the Premier League in the 2017-2018 season.
Most expensive signing: Georginio Wijnaldum – £17 million (2015)
Source: Sunday Times
10: West Bromwich Albion owner Guochuan Lai – £2.8 billion
Lai made his fortune in the landscape development and construction industry. Believed to have a vast net worth, Lai has recently been focusing on private investment projects.
His acquisition of West Bromwich Albion was led by an asset management company in 2014. Last season was Lai’s best with the club as West Brom finished 10th in the Premier League.
Most expensive signing: Nacer Chadli – £13 million (2016)
Source: Birmingham Mail
9: Southampton owner Katharina Liebherr – £3 billion
Katharina Liebherr is a member in a family business that leads the way in manufacturing construction machinery.
At the start of the Liebherr era, Southampton was in League One but is now considered a Premier League staple. Furthermore, it has transfer market nous and one of the best youth player development systems in English sport.
Recently, Katharina Liebherr has reportedly discussed a Southampton partnership with Chinese investors.
Most expensive signing: Sofiane Boufal – £15.9 million (2016)
Source: talkSPORT
8: Manchester United owners the Glazer family – £3.3 billion
Malcolm Glazer, the Glazer family patriarch, died in 2014 after accumulating a wealth thanks to successes in real estate, banking, health care, equities, and sports clubs.
Glazer bought the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1995 and acquired Manchester United in a £790 million takeover starting in 2003.
Fans have protested United’s debt levels but the Glazer ownership has overseen five Premier League titles, three League Cup trophies, one FA Cup, one Champions League title, and one Europa League trophy.
Since Malcolm Glazer’s death, his sons Avram and Joel Glazer (both pictured) have stepped up as co-chairmen.
Most expensive signing: Paul Pogba – £89.3 million (2016)
Source: talkSPORT
7: Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha – £3.64 billion
Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha made his fortune operating a network of duty-free shops, King Power Duty Free.
In 2010, Srivaddhanaprabha bought Leicester and oversaw the greatest success in the club’s history – winning the 2015-2016 Premier League as a 5,000/1 underdog.
His son, Aiyawatt, is vice-chairman of the club.
Most expensive signing: Islam Slimani – £29 million (2016)
Source: Forbes
6: Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis – £4.6 billion
London-born businessman Joe Lewis accumulated his wealth in the hospitality industry in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1992, Lewis made a fortune when he teamed up with George Soros to bet on the pound crashing out of the European exchange-rate mechanism.
More recently, the 80-year-old is the main investor in Tavistock Group, a varied portfolio that includes businesses operating in life sciences, manufacturing, property, and sports.
Tottenham is one of the most well-run clubs in England. In Mauricio Pochettino, Spurs has one of the most exciting coaches in European football while Dele Alli and Harry Kane are considered two top English talents.
Most expensive signing: Erik Lamela – £30 million (2013)
Source: Sunday Times
5: Wolverhampton Wanderers owner Guo Guangchang – £4.72 billion
Guo Guangchang is the founder and chairman of Fosun International, a Chinese international conglomerate and investment vehicle. Fosun’s business operations have included asset management, real estate, and entertainment.
Fuson bought Wolverhampton Wanderers for £45 million in 2016 and the new owners will hope that the team improves on its final rank of 15th in the 2016-2017 Championship table.
Most expensive signing: Helder Costa – £13 million (2017)
Source: Forbes
4: Stoke City owners the Coates family – £5 billion
Peter Coates left school at 14-years-old in 1952. After National Service, he became regional manager at a restaurant chain before founding a catering firm that served football grounds.
The Coates family fortune hit fever pitch in 2000 when Peter’s daughter Denise set up bet365 in a portacabin. Now one of the world’s leading online gambling platforms, bet365 own and sponsor Stoke City, with Peter Coates the club’s chairman.
Stoke is a well-established Premier League club.
Most expensive signing: Giannelli Imbula – £18.3 million (2017)
Source: Sunday Times
3: Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke – £5.8 billion
Stan Kroenke’s first job may have been as a floor sweeper but by 10-years-old he developed a bookkeeping nous.
At 36, he had a commercial real estate empire called Kroenke Group and, as the head of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, he owns the Los Angeles Rams (NFL), Colorado Mammoth (Lacrosse), Colorado Rapids (MLS), and Arsenal.
His ownership of Arsenal has divided fans, particularly as he once said: “I didn’t buy Arsenal to win trophies.” Supporters have targeted Kroenke as ticket sales increase despite a noticeable decrease in the quality of the overall team.
Arsenal is a Premier League club.
Most expensive signing: Mesut Ozil – £44.5 million (2013)
Source: Forbes
2: Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich – £8 billion
An oil, gas, and metals oligarch, Abramovich made £10 billion when he sold a 73% stake in Sibneft to Gazprom in 2005.
Since Abramovich became owner of Chelsea, the West London club has enjoyed an unprecedented era of success thanks to five Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups, one Champions League trophy, and one Europa League title.
In his first 10 years at the helm, Abramovich spent over £2 billion on the club but the 50-year-old won’t rest on his laurels as he looks set to embark on another summer of expenditure.
Most expensive signing: Fernando Torres – £50 million (2011)
Source: Sunday Times
1: Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour – £20 billion
Sheikh Mansour has a stake in Virgin Galactic, Daimler, and Sky News Arabia. He also just happens to be the deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates.
Like Roman Abramovich at Chelsea, Sheikh Mansour has completely revolutionised Manchester City as the club has won two Premier League titles, one FA Cup, and two League Cup trophies since he acquired full control in 2008.
But City is not the only club Sheikh Mansour owns, as he controls Melbourne City, New York City, Atletico Torque, and has a minority stake in Yokhoma F. Marinos through City Football Group.
Most expensive signing: Kevin de Bruyne – £54 million (2015)
Source: talkSPORT
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