The Best and Worst Sports Executives 2007

Players win championships but executives pick the players. This All-Star break, we profile 50 of the world's most prominent sports execs and throw open the polls for fans to rank them from top to bottom.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

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Age: 58
Title: Prime Minister and Vice President, United Arab Emirates; Ruler of Dubai

Pro: The most powerful man in horse racing, "Sheik Mo" owns some 3,800 thoroughbreds on four continents. His Dubai World Cup offers a total purse of $6 million (richest in the world) and the prize may rise to $10 million. Even has a 747 to shuttle his studs around the globe.

Con: His high-priced horses have failed to deliver a coveted Kentucky Derby win. The sheik's best finish was sixth. This year, none of his three-year-olds were good enough to merit a Derby start.

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