Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have a web price of just below £1billion, however their wealth doesn’t lay a glove on the world’s richest footballer.
The two legends transcend soccer and proceed to make headlines, regardless of the actual fact they each left Europe to compete at Inter Miami within the MLS and Al-Nassr within the Saudi Pro League respectively. Messi, 37, is known to have a web price of round £471.5m, whereas Ronaldo’s wealth is believed to be round £500m.
While the 2 gamers have set their household up for a lot of generations, one present participant, who couldn’t get a kick for Leicester City and Chelsea boasts a web price of round £15.7bn. Daily Star Sport introduces you to Faiq Bolkiah.
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Only these with a propensity for locating out obscure solutions on a pub quiz could be aware of Bolkiah. The Los Angeles born 25-year-old is a nephew of the Sultan of Brunei and one in every of a number of heirs to a mind-boggling £200billion fortune.
His private web price is believed to be round £15.7bn, which trumps the mixed worth of Messi and Ronaldo round 16 instances over. Not unhealthy for a participant who didn’t make one senior look for both Leicester or Chelsea between 2014 and 2020.
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Bolkiah presently performs in Thailand for Ratchaburi FC. He is having fun with a productive season in South East Asia, contributing two objectives in ten appearances. While he by no means made the grade at Chelsea, he did handle to play alongside the likes of Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Tammy Abraham within the youth groups.
Another former team-mate Ruben Sammut additionally informed the Athletic that the Chelsea academy stars used to remind Bolkiah of his wealth daily. “You would by no means ever have thought he was one thing just like the twelfth in line to the throne. You wouldn’t have considered him as royalty.
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“He was a humble man, making an attempt daily like each academy participant. We used to joke he didn’t must play soccer however he needed to play as a result of he beloved soccer.
“It wasn’t an everyday factor we talked about. It was that typical banter, saying he’s royalty, saying, ‘What’s he doing enjoying with us?’ But all of us knew deep down how a lot he needed to play, so it was extra good-willed passing feedback.”