Representatives of the world of football took 5 of the 10 places in the ranking of the richest athletes of Great Britain.

The Sunday Times published a rating of the main moneybags from the world of sports. The rating included British athletes (including those who speak outside the country), as well as foreigners involved in sports in the UK.

Striker Manchester United Zlatan Ibrahimovic almost twice as rich as his mentor Jose Mourinho - ? 110m against "only" 61. With this indicator, the Swede took second place, losing the palm to the three-time world champion in the Formula 1 race to Lewis Hamilton.

The third was another forward of Man United - Wayne Rooney. It is worth noting that 5 out of 10 seats were occupied by people from the world of football - in addition to the already mentioned Ibrahimovic, Mourinho and Rooney in the ranking included Winger Real Madrid Gareth Bale and Man City coach Josep Guardiola.

The richest sportsmen of Great Britain in 2017 Place Name Sport type Size of state, million pounds Growth of funds compared to last year's rating, million pounds 1 Lewis Hamilton Formula-1 131 25 2 Zlatan Ibrahimovic Football 110 First appearance 3 Wayne Rooney Football 93 11 4 Jenson Button Formula -1 86 9 5 Rory McIlroy Golf 82 26 6 Andy Murray Tennis 77 20 7 Jose Mourinho Football 61 11 8 Gareth Bale Football 54 20 9 Luol Deng Basketball 50 7 9 Josep Guardiola Football 50 First appearance It should be noted that Ibrahimovic's life was not always Is marked by prosperity. In his autobiography, forward MJ confirms that he grew up in the poor Malmo district and for some time even had to steal bicycles.

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