Despite best intentions, sport has become a plaything for the world’s wealthiest benefactors.
Whether it is soaring transfer fees, sky high wages, or enormous stadiums which guarantee a sizeable return in their investments, money certainly talks. And this is not only the case in football as many other sports are dominated by the immense wealth of their respective owners.
However, in true capitalist fashion, there is, and always will be, someone with more money than everybody else. Informed by research collected by OLBG, Daily Mirror Sport considers the top ten wealthiest sports team owners.