Sir Alan Sugar has won his libel case against the Daily Mail.
Mr Sugar was awarded £100,000 in damages today by the high court.
The case centred on a Daily Mail story that accused him of being "miserly" in his stewardship of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
"I didn't do it for the money. Newspapers will have to be more responsible," Mr Sugar said afterwards.
Sugar won a unanimous verdict from the jury in the case.
The 53-year-old businessman sued the Daily Mail over a December 1999 story by soccer writer Jeff Powell.
The piece stated Sugar must come out of his "counting house" and give manager George Graham money to buy high-class players.
Mr Powell denied libel and pleaded fair comment.
"This case was about freedom of expression," a spokesman for the newspaper said.
"Jeff Powell and the Daily Mail were defending their right to comment in hard-hitting terms on a matter of public interest."
Mr Sugar recently relinquished his chairmanship of Spurs after complaining about constant pressure from fans.
Former Spurs striker Teddy Sheringham, among others, gave evidence at the trial.