DAVID BECKHAM has stormed away as British football's richest
player.
The England star's estimated fortune of £112million leaves his
rivals trailing.
Michael Owen is the next up with £37m in the list compiled by
FourFourTwo magazine, while his ex-Liverpool team-mate Robbie
Fowler is in third with £30m.
Meanwhile, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is comfortably the
richest man with an estimated value of £10.8billion.
The newcomers are headed by another Russian, Alisher Usmanov, who
has taken a significant stake in Arsenal and whose personal fortune
is said to be £2.76billion.
Top 10 - Roman Abramovich (Chelsea, £10.8bn), Joe Lewis (Tottenham,
£2.8bn), Alisher Usmanov (Arsenal, £2.76bn), Bernie Ecclestone
(QPR, £2.5bn), Mike Ashley (Newcastle, £1.6bn), Dermot Desmond
(Celtic, £1.6bn), Malcolm Glazer (Manchester United, £1.25bn),
Stanley Kroenke (Arsenal, £1.2billion), Trevor Hemmings (Preston,
£980m), Lord Ashcroft (Watford, £950million)
Top 10 players - David Beckham (LA Galaxy, £112m), Michael Owen
(Newcastle, £37m), Robbie Fowler (Cardiff, £30m), Wayne Rooney (Man
Utd, £30m), Sol Campbell (Portsmouth, £28m), Andriy Shevchenko
(Chelsea, £25m), Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd, £25m), Ryan Giggs (Man
Utd, £23m), Michael Ballack (Chelsea, £18m), Steven Gerrard
(Liverpool, £15m)