The billionaire owners of England's biggest football clubs have joined up with some of their European counterparts to create a new Super League that has sent shockwaves through the sport. His company also has stakes in Roush Fenway Racing (NASCAR) and Minor League baseball team the Salem Red Sox. The billionaire, 73, also owns NFL team LA Rams, NBA's Denver Nuggets, NHL's Colorado Avalanche and the Colorado Rapids from the MLS. The family owns First Allied Corporation, an American real-estate holding company that owns and rents out shopping malls across the United States. Roman Abramovich, Chelsea ownerRoman Abramovich was seen as the original billionaire football owner when he arrived at Chelsea in 2003 and transformed the team into a Premier League giant.

Source: The Nation April 19, 2021 17:03 UTC