Sports People 2011

Richest 100 Sportsmen in Britain and Ireland (UK)

Richest Sportsmen broken down by Sport

Sport #
Football 51
Motor Sport 14
Golf 11
Racing 4
Rugby union 5
Basketball 4
Boxing 4
Tennis 2
Cricket 2
Snooker 2
Athletics 1

Top 10 Richest Sportsmen

Rank Name Wealth Sport
1 Dave Welan 190m Football
2 David Beckham 135m Football
3 Sir Tony O'Reilly 120m Rugby Union
4 Johnny Dumfries 110m Formula One
5 Lennox Lewis 95m Boxing
6 Eddie Irvine 80m Formula One
7 Jody Scheckter 60m Formula One
8 Dave Richards 58m Formula One
9= David Coulthard 50m Formula One
9= Lewis Hamiliton 50m Formula One
9= Nigel Mansell 50m Formula One

Richest Formula One Drivers

Rank Name Wealth Team
1 Johnny Dumfries 110m Lotus
2 Eddie Irvine 80m Ferrari
3 Jody Scheckter 60m Ferrari
4= David Coulthard 50m McLaren
4= Lewis Hamiliton 50m McLaren
4= Nigel Mansell 50m Williams
7 Jenson Button 48m McLaren
8 Sir Jackie Stewart 41m Tyrrell
9 Jonathan Palmer 32m Tyrrell
10 Damon Hill 19m Williams

Richest Football Players

Rank Name Wealth Team(s)
1 Dave Welan 190m Blackburn Rovers, Crewe Alexandra F.C
2 David Beckham  £165m  Manchester United, Real Madrid, LA Galaxy
3 Wayne Rooney  £49m  Everton, Manchester United
4 Michael Owen  £40m  Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United
5 Rio Ferdinand  £36m  West Ham United, Leeds United, Manchester United
5 Sol Campbell  £34m  Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Notts County, Newcastle United
5 Ryan Giggs  £34m  Manchester United
8 Alan Shearer  £34m  Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United
9 Robbie Fowler £31m Liverpool, Leeds United, Manchester City, Cardiff City, Blackburn Rovers
10 Roy Keane £30m Nottingham Forest, Manchester United, Celtic

 

 

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