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London-based steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal stands at the top of a football rich list prepared by the sports-oriented web site FourFourTwo.com. According to The Sun, the wealthiest people connected to the British game is as follows: 1. Lakshmi Mittal, QPR, £18.4bn 2. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Man City, £17bn 3. Roman Abramovich, Chelsea, £7.8bn 4. Joe Lewis, Tottenham, £2.5bn 5. Stan Kroenke, Arsenal, £2.079bn 6. Denis O'Brien, Celtic, £1.73bn 7. Malcolm Glazer and family, Man United, £1.5bn 8. Bernie Ecclestone, QPR, £1.466bn 9. Alisher Usmanov, Arsenal, £1.3bn 10. Lord Grantchester and family, Everton, £1.2bn 11. Lord Ashcroft, Watford, £1.1bn 12. Dermot Desmond, Celtic, £1bn 13. Mike Ashley, Newcastle United, £900m 14. Randy Lerner, Aston Villa, £800m 15. Mohamed al-Fayed, Fulham, £650m 16. Tom Hicks, Liverpool, £500m 16. George Gillett, Liverpool, £500m 18. Sir David Murray, Rangers, £450m 19. The Walker family, Blackburn Rovers, £400m 19. Peter Coates, Stoke City, £400m.