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1. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Zayed: Manchester City owner
Popularly known as Sheikh Mansour, the Manchester City owner is the deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, minister of presidential affairs and member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi. He is the half brother of the current president of UAE, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Shiekh Mansour bought the English club in 2008 which has seen them become a European super power. He has a net worth of $31.5bn making him number one on this list.
2. Alisher Usmanov- Arsenal second highest shareholder
Though he is not the sole owner of the club, Russian billionaire, Alisher Usmanov is the second highest shareholder bringing him into this list. Alisher Usmanov who is worth a huge $14.7bn, is number two on this list. He has 29 per-cent stake in Arsenal and needs just 1 more to formally launch a formal takeover. With Arsenal currently being overpowered in he transfer window and not being able to launch a formidable title challenge, Arsenal fans would love Usmanov to be the owner of the club.
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3. Roman Abramovich- Owner of Chelsea
He is the most popular football club owner in England and even has a nick name in Nigeria-Baba Olowo. He comes third on this list with a net worth of $13.8bn and bought Chelsea in June 2003 and club has since then gone on to win four English Premier League titles, two European titles and a couple of other cup success. He is
4. Malcolm Glazer-Owner of Manchester United
Though he is late, owner of Manchester United, Malcolm Glazer still comes fourth in our Richlist. The American is worth $4.5bn. Following his death, Glazer’s 90% ownership was split equally amongst his six children, two of which have been running the club since Glazer first suffered a stroke in 2006.
5. Joe Lewis-Owner of Tottenham Hotspur
Joe Lewis is the first English man to feature on this list; the Spurs owner has a net worth of $4.2bn.
6. Stan Kroenke- Arsenal largest shareholder
Arsenal has two shareholders on this list, and many wonder why the club is still struggling to match uo the financial power of Manchester City and Chelsea. American billionaire Stan Kroenke is sixth on the list with a net worth of $4bn. Kroenke is the owner of Kroenke Sports Enterprises, which own the NBA side Denver Nuggets, NHL side Colorado Avalanche, MLS outfit Colorado Rapids, National Lacrosse League outfit Colorado Mammoth and NFL side St. Louis Rams. Kroenke is not well like by Arsenal fans who think he has not invested in the club.
7. Ellis Short -Sunderland owner
Black Cats owner Ellis Short has a net worth of $4bn, placing him in seventh place in our list. The real estate billionaire became Sunderland owner in 2008 and fans will hope the American will invested into the club this summer after narrowly escaping relegation.
8. Sahid Khan-Fulham owner
The Pakistani-American billionaire took control of Fulham in July 2013 has a net worth of $3.8bn.The 64-year-old is also owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL team.
9. Kathreina Liebherr- Southampton owner
Kathreina is the only female football club owner in the list. The Southampton owner has an estimated net worth of $3bn. Katharina is the daughter of Markus Liebherr and inherited the German manufacturing company from her father.
Mike Ashley- Newcastle owner
English billionaire, Mike Ashley is the the owner of Newcastle United FC after paying around £135 million to buy the club. He is the last name on this list with a net worth of $2.5bn. Newcastle avoided relegation on the last day of the season and pressure continues to pile up on Mike Ashley to invest more in the club.