MANCITY OWNER,,THE RICHEST FOOTBALL CLUB OWNER

Manchester City are not only the richest football club in the world, their owner is the richest man in the game.

A Manchester City fan holds a fake British Pound note with the face of Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea at The City of Manchester Stadium on September 13, 2008 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Sheikh Mansour, a member of Abu Dhabi's ruling Al-Nahyan family, is believed to be worth £20-billion (R247-billion), putting him ahead of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov of Uzbekistan, and Indian steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, who has a stake in the English Premier League club Queens Park Rangers.
Football's rich list was published by the British soccer magazine FourFourTwo. Mansour's vast wealth has helped Manchester City join European football's elite. He has invested more than £300-million (R3.7-billion) on new players since taking over the club in 2008 and has been rewarded by seeing the team qualify for this season's European Champions League and win last season's FA Cup final.
Usmanov, who is reported to be worth £12.4-billion (R153-billion), is in second place.
Mittal has slipped to third place with a fortune of £11.8-billion (R146-billion). Abramovich is fourth, with his fortune having grown by £2.9- billion (R36-billion) over the year to £10.3-billion (R127-billion).
Former England captain David Beckham's wealth has grown by £35-million (R432-million) to give him a personal fortune of £135-million (R1.7-billion), making him the wealthiest player on their list and 42nd overall.
Michael Owen and Rio Ferdinand remain second and third on the players' list, with Ferdinand's United teammates Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney fourth and fifth respectively.