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World's 13th richest person owns tiny club with net worth 6 times Roman Abramovich's
Formula One.He is also the third richest sports club owner in the world, according to a study by betting company OLBG, thanks to his net worth of just over £61billion. That makes him roughly six times richer than Chelsea's outgoing owner Roman Abramovich, who has an estimated net worth of around £10billion.As for Oviedo, the club are currently seventh in the second tier in Spain, having not been in the top flight since the 2000/01 season.Prior to Slim's investment, the club had been through a series of financial struggles during the 2000s which left them close to extinction and they even dropped into the fourth tier of Spanish football.Oviedo, who have never won a major trophy, play their home matches at the 30,500 capacity Estadio Carlos Tartiere and boast the likes of Michu, Juan Mata, Santi Cazorla and Stan Collymore among their former players.Should Carlos Slim invest in a British football club? Let us know in the comments section below.They have been owned by Slim since 2012, when he invested £2million in the club in return for a controlling stake, with the club one of multiple businesses he owns through conglomerate Grupo Carso.Grupo Carso's name is an amalgamation of Slim's first name and that of his wife Soumaya Domit, who sadly passed away in 1999.
