Meet the world’s richest sports team owners with combined net worth of £343bn

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    • Sport is awash with cash these days – from lavish new stadiums to footballers commanding fees north of £100million, it’s a rich person’s game.

    However, even millionaires might struggle to compete with some of the names on this list as Daily Star Sport looks at sport’s 10 richest owners. According to research by OBLG, all the names on this list have their net worth comfortably in the billions.

    From Manchester City to the Los Angeles Clippers – four different sports are represented on this list. While 50% of the owners that have made the cut, own some sort of sports team in North America.

    1. Steve Ballmer – £79bn

      Steve Ballmer smashed record when he acquired the Los Angeles Clippers in 2014 for £1.6bn – but that was just a splash in the ocean for the mogul. Ballmer is believed to be the eight richest man on the planet.

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    2. Carlos Slim – £67bn

      Between 2010 and 2013, Slim was ranked by Forbes as the richest person in the world, these days he’s been eclipsed by Elon Musk. At least he’ll have second-tier Spanish side Real Oviedo to distract him in the meantime.

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    3. Mukesh Ambani – £60bn

      The only cricket owner on the list, Mukesh Ambani is the chief at IPL heavyweights Mumbai Indians. And he recently parted way with £1.5m to bring English all-rounder Cameron Green to Mumbai.

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    1. Francois Pinault & family – £33bn

      Yes, you read that right – the second richest football club owner on this list is Stade Rennais’ Francois Pinault – there’s no Man City or Newcastle in sight, yet. Pinault made his money in fashion: founding Kering.

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    2. Sheikh Mansour – £32bn

      Sheikh Mansour isn’t just the owner of Manchester City, the Emirati royal is the chief of the City Football Group. Also under his watch are New York City, Melbourne City, and Girona among many others.

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    3. Mohammed bin Salman – £20bn

      Mohammed bin Salman is the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund – who own 80% of Newcastle. Bin Salman caused shockwaves last season when he acquired the Magpies, who look revitalised under their ownership.

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    1. Daniel Gilbert – £16bn

      American businessman Daniel Gilbert owns BVA side the Cleveland Cavaliers. The majority of Gilbert’s fortune is comes from Rocket Companies a home mortgage lender – where he is believed to own more than 14 billion shares.

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    2. Andrea Agnelli & family – £15bn

      It’s not been plain sailing for Andrea Agnelli and Juventus in recent months. Away from football, Agnelli’s family hold a controlling position in holding company Exor, Fiat’s largest shareholder.

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    3. David Tepper – £12bn

      American billionaire hedge fund manager David Tepper clearly loves Carolina – even though he was born in Pittsburg. Tepper owns their NFL franchise, the Panthers, and MLS side Charlotte FC.

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