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Top 10 Richest Football Club Owners in the World

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Elite-level football is a lucrative business, with billions in revenue splashing around clubs thanks to broadcasting contracts and corporate sponsorship deals.

The rate of prestige football brings, it’s no surprise that the game has become an attractive investment prospect for many millionaires and billionaires across the world.

As some millionaires and billionaires splash their cash on luxurious houses, others on high-priced private jets. Some, however, choose to put their money into sports teams.

Below Is A list of Top 10 Richest Football Club Owners in the World

Manchester City – Sheikh Mansour ($31.6 billion)

Sheikh Mansour is the deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and half brother of current UAE president Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nayhan. Sheikh Mansour completed a takeover of Manchester City in 2008.

Red Bull Salzburg, RB Leipzig, NY Red Bulls – Dietrich Mateschitz  ($19.4 billion)

Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz his main investment concerns are Bundesliga side RB Leipzig, Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg and MLS side New York Red Bulls.

Juventus – Andrea Agnelli & family ($13.5 billion)

The Agnelli family are the owners of Juventus, with Andrea Agnelli being the face of the family’s football enterprise, serving as chairman of both the club and of the European Club Association (ECA).


Hoffenheim- Dietmar Hopp ($13 billion)

Bundesliga side Hoffenheim may not be global players, but their owner Dietmar Hopp is an influential businessman Hopp, who is reported to have invested nearly €400 million into Hoffenheim, is heavily criticised by football fans in Germany

Chelsea – Roman Abramovich ($12.4 billion)

Abramovich purchased Chelsea for £140m in 2003 and oversaw a huge investment in the squad that has brought great success to the club.

LA Galaxy – Philip Anschutz ($10 billion)

A founding member of Major League Soccer, Philip Anschutz owns the popular team LA Galaxy, but in the past also owned a number of other franchises in the league, including MetroStars, Chicago Fire and others.

Arsenal – Stan Kroenke ($9 billion)

Kroenke married Walmart heiress Ann Walton in 1974 and later founded Kroenke Group in 1983, which is a property development firm.

He first became involved in Arsenal in 2007 before assuming majority control in 2011.

PSG – Nasser Al-Khelaifi ($8 billion)

 

Qatari businessman Nasser Al-Khelaifi is the head of Qatar Sports Investments, which owns and operates French team Paris Saint-Germain.

Fulham – Shahid Khan ($ 7.8 billion)

 

Khan has a strong background in American sports, and has been the owner of NFL franchise Jacksonville Jaguars since 2012, completing his Fulham takeover the following year.

Inter Milan- Zhang Jindong ($7.6illion)

 

Zhang Jindong is a Chinese billionaire who, through his company the Suning Holdings Group, acquired a majority ownership stake in Serie A club Inter in 2016.