QPR shareholder Lakshmi Mittal is the richest man in British football, according to new research by FourFourTwo.com, whilst David Beckham is in a league of his own. The London-based Indian steel magnate, who owns a 20 per cent stake in the Loftus Road club, is worth an estimated £18.4billion, according to the 2009 FourFourTwo.com Rich List.
The annually-published list ranks Mittal above last year's leader, Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan, who has a fortune of £17billion.
THE RICH LIST
Lakshmi Mittal (QPR) £18.4billion
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nayan (Manchester City) £17billion
Roman Abramovich (Chelsea) £7.8billion
Joe Lewis (Tottenham) £2.5billion
Stan Kroenke (Arsenal) £2.079billion
Denis O'Brien (Celtic) £1.73billion
Malcolm Glazer and family (Manchester Utd) £1.5billion
Bernie Ecclestone (QPR) £1.466billion
Alisher Usmanov (Arsenal) £1.3billion
Lord Grantchester and family (Everton) £1.2billion
TOP PLAYERS
David Beckham £125million
Michael Owen (Manchester Utd) £38million
Wayne Rooney (Manchester Utd) £37million
Rio Ferdinand (Manchester Utd) £30million
Ryan Giggs (Manchester Utd) £24million
Michael Ballack (Chelsea) £22million
Frank Lampard (Chelsea) £21million
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) £20million
John Terry (Chelsea) £18million
Didier Drogba (Chelsea) £16million
TOP MANAGERS
Fabio Capello (England) £30million
Roy Keane (Ipswich) £27million
Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester Utd) £22million
Carlo Ancelotti (Chelsea) £17million
Sven-Goran Eriksson (Notts County) £15million
Arsene Wenger (Arsenal) £15million
Harry Redknapp (Tottenham) £10million
Rafael Benitez (Liverpool) £9million
Martin O'Neill (Aston Villa) £9million
Mark Hughes (Manchester City) £8million
