I just saw some crazy data—the list of the world’s richest football players who are billionaires. Guess who’s number one? It’s not Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi, but a guy named Faiq Bolkiah, with a net worth of $20 billion. This guy is a member of the Brunei royal family. Even though he’s played for European teams, his wealth has nothing to do with football at all—it’s purely inherited.

What’s interesting is that the person ranked second is Mathieu Flamini. The former Arsenal midfielder later founded a biotech company, and he now has a net worth of $14 billion. This is what a real billionaire football player looks like—someone who built their fortune through their own hard work. By contrast, even though Ronaldo has the highest annual salary ($220 million), his total net worth is only $500 million, and Messi is at just $400 million. It seems that real wealth isn’t earned by playing football—it comes from investing and having a sharp business eye.

Nowadays, football isn’t just sports anymore. Behind these billionaire football players, there are complete business empires. Who do you think has the best investment instincts?