Ever heard of a Romanian ex-tennis participant who’s value a whopping £1.5billion?
Or a Danish dressage rider who competed in two Olympics and was the world’s 2263rd richest particular person in 2021, based on Forbes? These are simply a few sport‘s hidden billionaires – stars who’ve performed on the prime stage and at the moment are value a fortune.
This unique membership additionally features a tennis heiress and the Sultan of Brunei’s nephew, each set to inherit mind-boggling wealth. Let’s take a peek at 5 of sport’s unknown billionaires, beginning with the person we talked about first.
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Ion Tiriac
If you requested 100 folks to call the wealthiest tennis participant on the earth, previous or current, they’d most likely record Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Serena Williams.
But the precise reply is definitely Ion Tiriac. He could not have as many Grand Slam titles because the trio talked about above – his greatest efficiency was reaching the quarter-finals within the 1968 French Open, however he is loaded.
In reality, he is so wealthy that his internet value – a cool £1.5billion, making him Romania’s first billionaire in 2007 – is over seven instances that of Djokovic alone.
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While he first made his mark on the tennis court docket, the 84-year-old constructed his fortune exterior the world of sports activities, in direction of the top of the Cold War.
Tiriac, profiting from the fading communism in his homeland, arrange the primary privately-owned financial institution within the nation. It turned out to be an enormous monetary hit. Under Tiriac Holdings Ltd, he is since expanded into retail, insurance coverage and airline companies.
Besides proudly owning a non-public jet, Tiriac can be rumoured to be a automobile fanatic. He’s mentioned to be the one particular person on the planet who owns not one, however two Rolls-Royce Phantom IVs.
Anna Kasprzak
Meet Anna Kasprzak, a 34-year-old Danish dressage rider who represented her nation on the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, ending fourth in London within the workforce competitors.
Impressive, proper? But it isn’t dressage that made her a billionaire. For that, she has Danish shoe producer ECCO to thank.
Kasprzak, alongside along with her brother Andre and mom Hanni, are the proud homeowners of the $1.46 billion footwear firm.
According to ECCO’s web site, she sits on the supervisory board. Their merchandise might be present in over 90 nations worldwide from greater than 2,200 retailers, and so they even have a powerful on-line presence.
Despite her staggering wealth, Kasprzak has carved out a powerful profession for herself in dressage and runs a non-public barn in Haderslev, Denmark.
Mukesh Ambani
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Unlike the opposite large names on this record, Mukesh Ambana is not an expert sportsman. But we have included him due to his involvement within the IPL.
Ambana, 66, is India’s richest bloke and the boss of Reliance Industries Limited, which owns Indian Premier League workforce Mumbai Indians.
Forbes say he’s the eleventh richest particular person on the earth with a whopping £81bn fortune, together with his value greater than doubling through the Covid pandemic.
Jessica Pegula
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Tennis ace Jessica Pegula has been smashing it on the court docket, sitting fifth on the earth rankings and reaching six Grand Slam quarter-finals. This means she’s earned practically £7million.
That would possibly sound like loads to most sports activities stars, nevertheless it’s pocket change to Pegula, whose dad Terry is value an enormous £4.3billion. While Jessica is not a billionaire herself but, she might sooner or later inherit a bit of her father’s big fortune.
Terry, a self-made businessman, made his cash from pure fuel improvement and owns NFL workforce Buffalo Bills. He beat off competitors from large names like Donald Trump and Bon Jovi to purchase the Bills, who at the moment are regulars within the post-season.
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With such an enormous fortune to fall again on, you’d forgive Jessica if she took her eye off the ball on the subject of tennis. She’s mad in regards to the sport and is on monitor to grow to be the world’s No.1 participant sooner or later in her profession.
In 2021, she instructed Wide World of Sport that she’s embraced her rich background, a transfer that is paid off. “When I was younger, it was more like I wanted to make a name for myself and then I realised as I got older, I should embrace the whole family aspect of it instead”, she mentioned.
“It was almost hurting me in a way because it wasn’t going to go away and I learned to embrace that, kind of have fun with it.”
Faiq Bolkiah
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Like Pegula, Faiq Bolkiah is not a billionaire himself. But the ex-Chelsea and Leicester academy star is called the richest footballer on the earth.
That’s as a result of Bolkiah is the nephew of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah – who has a whopping $17.5billion (£13billion) – much more than former Blues proprietor Roman Abramovich.
Despite his mega-rich background, the 25-year-old solely ever dreamed of being an expert footballer, a dream that has now come true.
Bolkiah now performs in Thailand’s prime division with Ratchaburi, after unsuccessful stints with Southampton, Chelsea, Arsenal and Leicester City, in addition to a spell in Portugal for Maritimo and together with his present membership’s league rivals Chonburi.
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If soccer does not pan out for the Brunei worldwide, he will not be quick of some quid when he lastly hangs up his boots.
His dad, Prince Jefri, is called a little bit of a ‘Playboy Prince’. He as soon as splashed out a whopping £12.5million to have Michael Jackson carry out at his fiftieth birthday bash.
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