Who is Britain's richest sportsman?

Laura Miller
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Racing car drivers and footballers top sport's richest. And the winner is....

1 David Whelan £190m Former Blackburn Rovers and Crewe Alexandra player who now owns Wigan Athletic. After being awarded £400 for a career ending injury in 1960, he bought, built up and sold a string of successful businesses including JJB Sports, for which in 2007 he pocketed £190m. 2 David Beckham £135m Midfielder for Los Angeles Galaxy on a five-year deal worth $32.5m. Beckham previously played for Man Utd, Preston North End, Real Madrid (€35m transfer fee), and A.C. Milan, as well as the England national team, for whom he holds the all-time appearance record for an outfield player...

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