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Sports tycoon Mike Ashley, 49, left grammar school at 16 to play county level squash, but an injury turned him from athlete to businessman. The Sports Direct founder and Newcastle United owner set up a sports and ski shop in Maidenhead, Berkshire - by the 1990s he had expanded to more than 100 outlets. Mr Ashley made his money by buying struggling sports brands Donnay, Dunlop and Slazenger.

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Magnat sport Mike Ashley, 49, quitte l'école de grammaire à 16 à jouer comté courge niveau, mais une blessure lui tourné d'athlète à l'homme d'affaires. Sports Direct fondateur et propriétaire de Newcastle United mis en place un magasin de sport et ski à Maidenhead, Berkshire - dans les années 1990, qu'il avait étendu à plus de 100 points de vente. M. Ashley fait son argent en achetant des marques de sport qui se débattait Donnay, Dunlop et Slazenger.

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