10. Roman Abramovich (Chelsea, England)
Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich bought English Premier League side Chelsea in June 2003 and has ever since created a formidable Chelsea side working with managers such as Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti. Abramovich has an estimated worth of $10.2 billion.
9. John Fredriksen (Valerenga, Norway)
69 year old John Fredriksen is the owner of the world’s largest oil tanker fleet and also has been the majority owner of Norwegian Premier League side Valerenga I.F for many years. Fredriksen has an estimated worth of $11.5 billion.
8. Paul Allen (Seattle Sounders, United States)
Paul Gardner Allen, best known for being co-founder of Microsoft with Bill Gates is also part-owner of Major League Soccer side Seattle Sounders which joined the American League in 2009. Allen has an estimated worth of $15 billion.
7. Francois Pinault (Stade Rennais, France)
77 year old Francois Pinault does not directly own French Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais, but his company Artemis, Pinault once again has an estimated worth of $15 billion.
6. Rinat Akhmetov (Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine)
47 year old Ukranian businessman Rinat Akhmetov is the owner and president of Ukranian Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk. He’s among the wealthiest in Ukraine and ranks sixth on our list with an estimated worth of $15.4 billion.
5. Lakshmi Mittal (Queens Park Rangers, England)
Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal holds a 34 percent stake in English Championship side Queens Park Rangers. Mittal was voted the 21st richest man in the world in 2012 and now has an estimated worth of $16.5 billion.
4. Alisher Usmanov (Arsenal, England)
Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov is a Uzbek-born Russian business magnate. Usmanov is a major shareholder in Barclays Premier League giants Arsenal FC. Usmanov has an estimated worth of $17.6 billion.
3. George Soros (Manchester United, England)
Hungarian-born American business magnate George Soros is the richest Barclays Premier League owner on our list, although only owning a 1.9 percent stake in Manchester United, he still takes the third spot with an estimated worth of $19.2 billion.
2. Amancio Ortega (Deportivo La Coruna, Spain)
77 year old Spanish Fashion Executive Amancio Ortega is the third richest man in the world with an estimated worth of $57 billion. Ortega is the owner of Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna.
1. Carlos Slim (Club Pachuca, Mexico. Club Leon, Mexico. Real Oviedo, Spain) $73.0 billion.
The 2nd richest man in the world, Carlos Slim. A Mexican business magnate and owner of three Football clubs; Mexican clubs Club Pachuca and Club Leon, and also Spanish club Real Oviedo. Slim has an estimated worth of a whopping $73 billion.
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