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Post by QPR Report on Oct 7, 2009 10:09:54 GMT
Telegraph
Football Rich List: QPR's Lakshmi Mittal tops list; Roman Abramovich remains thirdQPR shareholder Lakshmi Mittal has replaced Manchester City owner Shekh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nayan as the richest man in British football, according to the latest figures. Money, money, money: QPR owners Lakshmi Narayan Mittal and Bernie Ecclestone are first and eighth in richest list Photo: GETTY IMAGES The London-based Indian steel magnate, who owns a 20 per cent stake in the Loftus Road club, is worth an estimated £18.4 billion, in the latest edition of the FourFourTwo.com Football Rich List. Mittal has largely taken a back seat to owners Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone since investing in QPR in Dec 2007 but he would appear the real financial power at the club. Related Articles McLeish welcomes Birmingham's 'new era' Names behind Notts County takeover start to emerge Ali al-Faraj is a mystery League chairman Mawhinney slams players Formula One rights owner Ecclestone is ranked eighth in the list with £1.466bn. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich remains third in the list with £7.8bn - an increase of £800 million on his position last year. That rise is more than the Russian's total outlay at Stamford Bridge since his takeover in 2003. Arsenal shareholders Stan Kroenke (£2.709bn) and Alisher Usmanov (£1.3bn) are fifth and ninth respectively. The Glazer family, owners of Manchester United, are seventh with £1.75billion. David Beckham is in a league of his own in terms of player value, with a fortune of £125m. The England and Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder is well clear of Manchester United pair Michael Owen (£38m) and Wayne Rooney (£37m). Two more United players, Rio Ferdinand (£30m) and Ryan Giggs (£24m), make up the top five. England coach Fabio Capello is the richest manager with £30m ahead of Roy Keane (Ipswich) and Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) with £27m and £22m respectively. Last year's Top 20 Rich List 1 Shekh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nayan (Manchester City) £15bn
2 Lakshmi Mittal & family (QPR) £12.5bn 3 Roman Abramovich (Chelsea) £7bn
4 Joe Lewis (Tottenham Hotspur) £2.5bn
5 Bernie Ecclestone (QPR) £2.4bn 6 Stanley Kroenke (Arsenal) £2.245bn
7 Alisher Usmanov (Arsenal) £1.5bn
8= Lord Grantchester & The Moores Family (Everton) £1.2bn
8= Dermot Desmond (Celtic) £1.2bn
10= Lord Ashcroft (Watford) £1.1bn
10= Malcolm Glazer & family (Manchester United) £1.1bn
12. Simon Keswick (Cheltenham Town) £966m
13. Trevor Hemmings (Preston North End) £900m
14. Mike Ashley (Newcastle United) £800m
15. Randy Lerner (Aston Villa) £750m
16. Tom Hicks (Liverpool) £700m 17. The Walker Family (Blackburn Rovers) £660m 18. Mohammed al-Fayed (Fulham) £650m
19. Sir David Murray (Glasgow Rangers) £600m
20. Steve Morgan (Wolves) £400m
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Post by QPR Report on Oct 7, 2009 10:12:20 GMT
Independent QPR owner tops football rich list
By Andy Hampson, PAMittal owns a 20 per cent stake in QPR QPR shareholder Lakshmi Mittal is the richest man in British football, according to new research. 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. Mittal has largely taken a back seat to owners Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone since investing in QPR in December 2007 but he would appear the real financial power at the club. Formula One supremo Ecclestone, however, is ranked eighth in the list with £1.466billion. Third is Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich with £7.8billion - an increase of £800million on his position last year. That rise is more than the Russian's total outlay at Stamford Bridge since his takeover in 2003. Arsenal shareholders Stan Kroenke (£2.709billion) and Alisher Usmanov (£1.3billion) are fifth and ninth respectively. The Glazer family, owners of Manchester United, are seventh with £1.75billion. David Beckham is in a league of his own in terms of player value, with a fortune of £125million. The England and Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder is well clear of Manchester United pair Michael Owen (£38million) and Wayne Rooney (£37million). Two more United players, Rio Ferdinand (£30million) and Ryan Giggs (£24million), make up the top five. England boss Fabio Capello is the richest manager with £30million ahead of Roy Keane (Ipswich) and Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) with £27million and £22million respectively www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/qpr-owner-tops-football-rich-list-1798949.html
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Post by QPR Report on Oct 7, 2009 10:13:50 GMT
Times Online October 7, 2009
QPR shareholder Lakshmi Mittal's £18.4 billion tops British football rich list Queens Park Rangers shareholder Lakshmi Mittal is the richest man in British football, according to new research. The London-based Indian steel magnate, who owns a 20 per cent stake in the Loftus Road club, is worth an estimated £18.4 billion, according to the 2009 FourFourTwo.com Rich List. The annually-published list ranks Mittal above last year's leader, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan, the Manchester City owner, who has a fortune of £17 billion. Mittal has largely taken a back seat to Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone, the owners, since investing in QPR in December 2007 but he would appear the real financial power at the club. Related Links Briatore eyes QPR exit after ‘Crashgate’ Multimedia The Rich List: Mittal and family Formula One supremo Ecclestone, however, is ranked eighth in the list with £1.466 billion. Roman Abramovich, the Chelsea owner, is third with £7.8 billion, an increase of £800 million on his position last year. That rise is more than the Russian's total outlay at Stamford Bridge since his takeover in 2003. Stan Kroenke (£2.709 billion) and Alisher Usmanov (£1.3 billion), the Arsenal shareholders, are fifth and ninth respectively. The Glazer family, owners of Manchester United, are seventh with £1.75 billion. David Beckham is the wealthiest player on the list with a fortune of £125 million. The England and Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder is well clear of Manchester United pair Michael Owen (£38 million) and Wayne Rooney (£37 million). Two more United players, Rio Ferdinand (£30 million) and Ryan Giggs (£24 million), make up the top five. Fabio Capello, the England coach, is the richest manager with £30 million, ahead of Roy Keane, the Ipswich Town manager, and Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United with £27 million and £22 million respectively. www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article6864174.ece
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Post by QPR Report on Oct 7, 2009 10:15:22 GMT
Etc!
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Post by haqpr1963 on Oct 7, 2009 10:22:04 GMT
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Post by cpr on Oct 7, 2009 10:23:59 GMT
We're going up, with Lakshmi and Bern
We're going up, with Lakshmi and Bern
We're going up, with Lakshmi and Bern
We're going up, with Lakshmi and Bern
;D
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Post by QPR Report on Oct 7, 2009 12:37:13 GMT
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Post by QPR Report on Oct 7, 2009 12:38:40 GMT
The Four Four Two List...1 Lakshmi Mittal £18.4bnQPR Age 59 (Last year £12.5bn, 2nd) With former F1 racing tycoon Flavio Briatore in disgrace, Lakshmi Mittal could buy out the Italian's 54% stake in QPR. He's already an investor in the club, having spent £200,000 on a 20% stake in December 2007, and his son-in-law Amit Bhatia sits on the Loftus Road board as vice chairman. Born in India but resident in London, Mittal is the world's biggest steel maker through his family company Arcelor-Mittal. As with many moguls he was hit hard by the stock market turmoil in late 2008 but shares have recovered in recent weeks and the family stake is now worth £15.4 billion. You can add another £3 billion for past dividends and property: in 2004 alone, Arcelor-Mittal paid out £1.38 billion to the Mittals. A separate investment portfolio is now worth around £570m. Mittal has a £9m pile in London's exclusive Bishop's Avenue, and set a world record for a private home when he paid a reputed £70m to Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone for a house in Kensington Palace Gardens. In June 2004 he also splashed out £30m for his daughter's wedding. In all we reckon that the Mittal family is now worth perhaps £18.44 billion, plenty enough to help QPR to glory. 8 Bernie Ecclestone £1.466bnQPR Age 78, last year £2.4bn (5th) Newly single Bernie Ecclestone will now have more time for football. In March, the part-owner of QPR concluded an amicable divorce from his Croatian-born wife Slavica. Amicable, but expensive. Bernie's big problem will be trying to preserve his wealth as much of the £2.4 billion fortune he built up as the supremo in the hugely profitable F1 motorsports operation was held in offshore trusts in Slavica's name. But the actual divorce went through without any fuss and it is reckoned the settlement will proceed smoothly. Though Slavica could in effect force Bernie to beg for his money, it is likely that he will keep perhaps two-thirds of the wealth that he built up and settle a third on her. He has some choice assets to enjoy including a new £75m 85-metre yacht being built in Turkey, a £12m Falcon jet and his own hotel and chalet in Gstaad. In all before the divorce, the Ecclestones were worth around £2.2 billion; ascribing two-thirds to Bernie makes him worth £1.466 billion. EDIT - THANKS!  # 42. Flavio Briatore £110mQPR Age 59, last year £120m (39th) Flavio Briatore may not own QPR for much longer. The Italian tycoon is under siege: as Renault F1 team boss, he ordered former driver Nelson Piquet junior to deliberately crash in order to let team-mate Fernando Alonso to win. With Briatore handed a lifetime ban from F1, questions are being asked in football if he is a fit and proper person to sit on the QPR board. Away from sport he has developed Billionaire into a strong fashion and leisure brand with a Tuscan holiday resort, a shop in Knightsbridge, Mayfair’s Cipriani restaurant and a resort in Kenya. He has an £8m yacht and a £20m flat in Chelsea. He took over QPR with Lakshmi Mittal and Bernie Ecclestone, making it the ‘richest’ football club in the world. Whether he stays there remains to be seen. fourfourtwo.com/lists/richlist200910thefull100.aspx
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Post by haqpr1963 on Oct 7, 2009 12:42:01 GMT
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Post by QPR Report on Oct 7, 2009 12:45:10 GMT
Thanks. I edited!
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Post by haqpr1963 on Oct 7, 2009 12:53:36 GMT
No problem Mike.... ;D
Flavio Briatore may not own QPR for much longer. The Italian tycoon is under siege: as Renault F1 team boss, he ordered former driver Nelson Piquet junior to deliberately crash in order to let team-mate Fernando Alonso to win. With Briatore handed a lifetime ban from F1, questions are being asked in football if he is a fit and proper person to sit on the QPR board.
Away from sport he has developed Billionaire into a strong fashion and leisure brand with a Tuscan holiday resort, a shop in Knightsbridge, Mayfair’s Cipriani restaurant and a resort in Kenya. He has an £8m yacht and a £20m flat in Chelsea. He took over QPR with Lakshmi Mittal and Bernie Ecclestone, making it the ‘richest’ football club in the world. Whether he stays there remains to be seen.
What ever happened with the lawsuit against Cipriani London? I thought they had been stopped from using the name, is it still going through appeals?
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Post by cpr on Oct 7, 2009 13:54:14 GMT
The hotel family won the case and the name should not be used. Briatore ignoring a legal ruling? Nah, i can't believe that.  |
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Post by QPR Report on Oct 7, 2009 15:45:05 GMT
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