Sheikh Mansour - 9th most powerful man in Sport

[Hamann Pineapple]

According to The Times

Still behind Platini :(

 

[Feed-The-Goat]

Who were ahead apart from the poison dwarf and French ****?

 

[Churchill123]

Who were ahead apart from the poison dwarf and French ****?

Time my friend, give it time...

 

[msl]

Interesting thread. Would be good to see the whole top 10

 

[oakiecokie]

Sorry but powerful in what context ??

 

[Hamann Pineapple]

Sorry but powerful in what context ??

The full story is behind a pay wall but previous years lists use the context of influence on big decisions in their chosen sport, law makers, etc..

 

[mancity dan]

This is Sports Illustrated:

SI's 50 Most Powerful People in Sports
1. Roger Goodell NFL commissioner
2. David Stern NBA commissioner
3. Philip Anschutz AEG owner
4. John Skipper ESPN president
5. Bud Selig MLB commissioner
6. Stan Kroenke Kroenke Sports Enterprises owner
7. Mark Lazarus NBC Sports chairman
8. Jacques Rogge IOC president
9. Phil Knight Nike chairman
10. Hedge Fund Dude
11. Mark Walter Guggenheim Partners CEO & Dodgers owner
12. Robert Kraft Patriots owner
13. Sean McManus CBS Sports chairman
14. Michael Dolan IMG Worldwide CEO
15. Eric Shanks Fox Sports copresident
16. Sepp Blatter FIFA president
17. Mike Slive SEC commissioner
18. Adam Silver NBA deputy commissioner
19. Jerry Jones Cowboys owner
20. Larry Ellison Oracle CEO
21. Richard Scudamore Barclays Premier League CEO
22. Bernie Ecclestone Formula One president and CEO
23. Scott Boras Baseball agent
24. Kevin Plank Under Armour CEO
25. Tim Finchem PGA commissioner
26. Jm Delany Big Ten commissioner
27. Gary Bettman NHL commissioner
28. David Levy Turner Broadcasting president of sales, distribution and sports
29. Glazer Family
30. Carlos Brito Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO
31. Donald Fehr NHLPA executive director
32. Herbert Hainer Adidas Group CEO
33. Bob Bowman MLB Advanced Media CEO
34. Casey Wasserman Wasserman Media Group CEO
35. DeMaurice Smith NFLPA executive director
36. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan UAE Deputy Prime Minister & Man. City owner
37. Travis Tygart USADA CEO
38. Mark Emmert NCAA president
39. John Riccitiello Electronic Arts CEO
40. Brian France NASCAR CEO and chairman
41. Alison Lewis and Sharon Byers Coca-Cola North America
42. Al Haymon Boxing adviser and promoter
43. Ed O'Bannon Retired basketball player
44. Barack Obama U.S. President
45. Dana White UFC president
46. Cindy Davis Nike Golf president
47. Tom Condon CAA Sports cohead of football division
48. Mark Cuban Mavericks owner
49. Stephen Espinoza Showtime executive VP of sports and event programming
50. Michael Jordan Bobcats owner


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[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

This is Sports Illustrated:

SI's 50 Most Powerful People in Sports
1. Roger Goodell NFL commissioner
2. David Stern NBA commissioner
3. Philip Anschutz AEG owner
4. John Skipper ESPN president
5. Bud Selig MLB commissioner
6. Stan Kroenke Kroenke Sports Enterprises owner
7. Mark Lazarus NBC Sports chairman
8. Jacques Rogge IOC president
9. Phil Knight Nike chairman
10. Hedge Fund Dude
11. Mark Walter Guggenheim Partners CEO & Dodgers owner
12. Robert Kraft Patriots owner
13. Sean McManus CBS Sports chairman
14. Michael Dolan IMG Worldwide CEO
15. Eric Shanks Fox Sports copresident
16. Sepp Blatter FIFA president
17. Mike Slive SEC commissioner
18. Adam Silver NBA deputy commissioner
19. Jerry Jones Cowboys owner
20. Larry Ellison Oracle CEO
21. Richard Scudamore Barclays Premier League CEO
22. Bernie Ecclestone Formula One president and CEO
23. Scott Boras Baseball agent
24. Kevin Plank Under Armour CEO
25. Tim Finchem PGA commissioner
26. Jm Delany Big Ten commissioner
27. Gary Bettman NHL commissioner
28. David Levy Turner Broadcasting president of sales, distribution and sports
29. Glazer Family
30. Carlos Brito Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO
31. Donald Fehr NHLPA executive director
32. Herbert Hainer Adidas Group CEO
33. Bob Bowman MLB Advanced Media CEO
34. Casey Wasserman Wasserman Media Group CEO
35. DeMaurice Smith NFLPA executive director
36. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan UAE Deputy Prime Minister & Man. City owner
37. Travis Tygart USADA CEO
38. Mark Emmert NCAA president
39. John Riccitiello Electronic Arts CEO
40. Brian France NASCAR CEO and chairman
41. Alison Lewis and Sharon Byers Coca-Cola North America
42. Al Haymon Boxing adviser and promoter
43. Ed O'Bannon Retired basketball player
44. Barack Obama U.S. President
45. Dana White UFC president
46. Cindy Davis Nike Golf president
47. Tom Condon CAA Sports cohead of football division
48. Mark Cuban Mavericks owner
49. Stephen Espinoza Showtime executive VP of sports and event programming
50. Michael Jordan Bobcats owner


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Lets hope that "when the Sheikh gets bored" we can get number 10 in to run us.

 

[adrianr]

Would I be right in assuming that Sheikh Mansour is substantially richer than everyone ahead of him in that list?

 

[Daz_Blue]

This is Sports Illustrated:

SI's 50 Most Powerful People in Sports
1. Roger Goodell NFL commissioner
2. David Stern NBA commissioner
3. Philip Anschutz AEG owner
4. John Skipper ESPN president
5. Bud Selig MLB commissioner
6. Stan Kroenke Kroenke Sports Enterprises owner
7. Mark Lazarus NBC Sports chairman
8. Jacques Rogge IOC president
9. Phil Knight Nike chairman
10. Hedge Fund Dude
11. Mark Walter Guggenheim Partners CEO & Dodgers owner
12. Robert Kraft Patriots owner
13. Sean McManus CBS Sports chairman
14. Michael Dolan IMG Worldwide CEO
15. Eric Shanks Fox Sports copresident
16. Sepp Blatter FIFA president
17. Mike Slive SEC commissioner
18. Adam Silver NBA deputy commissioner
19. Jerry Jones Cowboys owner
20. Larry Ellison Oracle CEO
21. Richard Scudamore Barclays Premier League CEO
22. Bernie Ecclestone Formula One president and CEO
23. Scott Boras Baseball agent
24. Kevin Plank Under Armour CEO
25. Tim Finchem PGA commissioner
26. Jm Delany Big Ten commissioner
27. Gary Bettman NHL commissioner
28. David Levy Turner Broadcasting president of sales, distribution and sports
29. Glazer Family
30. Carlos Brito Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO
31. Donald Fehr NHLPA executive director
32. Herbert Hainer Adidas Group CEO
33. Bob Bowman MLB Advanced Media CEO
34. Casey Wasserman Wasserman Media Group CEO
35. DeMaurice Smith NFLPA executive director
36. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan UAE Deputy Prime Minister & Man. City owner
37. Travis Tygart USADA CEO
38. Mark Emmert NCAA president
39. John Riccitiello Electronic Arts CEO
40. Brian France NASCAR CEO and chairman
41. Alison Lewis and Sharon Byers Coca-Cola North America
42. Al Haymon Boxing adviser and promoter
43. Ed O'Bannon Retired basketball player
44. Barack Obama U.S. President
45. Dana White UFC president
46. Cindy Davis Nike Golf president
47. Tom Condon CAA Sports cohead of football division
48. Mark Cuban Mavericks owner
49. Stephen Espinoza Showtime executive VP of sports and event programming
50. Michael Jordan Bobcats owner


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Lets hope that "when the Sheikh gets bored" we can get number 10 in to run us.

As long as it is not number 29<br /><br />-- Tue Apr 02, 2013 1:44 pm --<br /><br />

Would I be right in assuming that Sheikh Mansour is substantially richer than everyone ahead of him in that list?

Everyone except number 29 :)