Many football clubs across the world are run at a loss by rich men, either for the love of the game or to boost their ego.

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Very good looking women have for generations been marrying rich, titled or powerful men.

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Not bad for a school rich in basketball tradition on the men's side.

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Zakat is the word for charity, almsgiving, the means by which rich men become better men by helping the poor.

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For example, nine of the 20 football clubs in the English Premier League last season were owned by foreigners. (The final count was eight: no amount of American cash could have saved Derby County from relegation.) One or two may be rich men's playthings, but most have been bought for the media rights, ticket sales and merchandising.

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The procession stops at each house and four of the men perform a ritual dance, with the householders permission, to secure a rich harvest and prosperity for the family.

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