The influential Indian edition of Times of India writes today that the native of India, and now the English billionaire Lakshmi Mittal has become the third richest person in British football. The steel tycoon acquired a share in Loftus Road Club QPR, which also made it the sixth rich in the world among owners of football clubs.
The first in the list of football British billionaires and the third in the world's taglie is the rich today is Russian Alisher Usmanov, the owner of a huge fortune and FC Arsenal. The second in Britain and the fourth in the world the owner of football clubs is George Soros, who owns 7.85 percent of FC shares Manchester United.
In the world ranking of the rich - football players after Lakshmi Mittal, Ukrainian oligarch Rinat Akhmetov with FC Shakhtar is followed. Roman Abramovich with FC Chelsea took ninth place.