World's richest footballer value £15.1bn went to similar faculty as England cricket star
The footballer believed to be the richest on the planet went to highschool in England when he was a youngster – and certainly one of Englahd's cricketers was educated on the similar place
Brunei worldwide footballer Faiq Bolkiah, considered the richest participant on the planet, went to £58,000-per-year Bradfield Faculty when he grew up in England. He isn't the one skilled athlete to go by way of the doorways of the Berkshire personal faculty, although.
Born in the US and raised within the UK, Bolkiah is a member of the Bruneian royal household and has beforehand been estimated to have a internet value of round $20billion (£15.1bn). He turned 27 earlier this 12 months, making him the identical age as England cricketer – and fellow Bradfield previous boy – Gus Atkinson.
Atkinson, so far as Mirror Sport is aware of, isn't a multi-billionaire. Nonetheless, when he made his firstclass debut for Surrey in 2020, he was described by the college as an 'Outdated Bradfieldian'.
He was certainly one of 4 alumni talked about in a round-up {of professional} cricketers on the time, together with Lauren Bell, Harry Got here and Ryan Higgins. Bell can be an England worldwide, having performed take a look at, ODI and T20 cricket for the senior ladies's group.
Bolkiah and Atkinson may not have seen quite a lot of each other at college. The royal frolicked within the academies of Southampton, Chelsea and Leicester, whereas Atkinson's schooldays noticed him get minutes for Surrey's second XI whereas nonetheless in his teenagers.
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Whereas he by no means made it as a Premier League footballer, Bolkiah performed for Leicester's Beneath-19 facet within the UEFA Youth League in 2016. He performed alongside the likes of future top-flight stars Harvey Barnes and Calvin Bassey, whereas opponents included Portugal keeper Diogo Costa and Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot when the Foxes took on Porto.
Attacking midfielder Bolkiah moved to Portugal himself in 2020, spending a 12 months with Maritimo, earlier than persevering with his profession in Thailand. He spent the final two seasons at Ratchaburi, returning to motion in February after a 12 months out with a damaged leg.
Atkinson, like his fellow Outdated Bradfieldian, has carved out a profession as a global athlete. His first England alternative got here in 2023, along with his take a look at debut arriving the next 12 months.
He was a part of England's squad for the fifth take a look at in opposition to India on the Oval, taking 5-33 within the vacationers' first innings. He took three extra wickets within the second innings, whereas contributing 11 and 17 with the bat, however England suffered a slim six-run defeat to tie the sequence 2-2.
The 27-year-old's type leaves him in rivalry to play a giant half within the winter Ashes sequence in Australia. Talking after the Oval take a look at, captain Ben Stokes mentioned: "The best way wherein we've been capable of carry out all through the sequence, I'm trying ahead to attending to Australia and doing what we need to go on the market and do."
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