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Saudi Arabia's crown prince is trying to buy Newcastle United for $381 million. Here are all the major soccer teams owned by royalty.
Saudi Arabia's crown prince is trying to buy Newcastle United for $381 million. Here are all the major soccer teams owned by royalty.
Bill BostockJun 21, 2020, 16:50 IST
A composite image of the Newcastle United logo and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.Getty
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has been bidding to buy Newcastle United for $381 million through the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund.
The deal is currently stalled over allegations that a Saudi state-sponsored site has been airing Premier League games in the Gulf illegally.
But if the deal is approved, Crown Prince Mohammed will join a small set of royals around the world that own major soccer teams.
Scroll down to see these teams and their royal owners.
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Manchester City — bought in 2008 by Emirati Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
Sheikh Mansour and Manchester City footballer Sergio Aguero shake hands during a training session in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in 2017.
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Sheffield United — owned by Saudi businessman and prince Abdullah bin Mosaad bin Abdulaziz al-Saud.
Sheffield United owner Prince Abdullah seen during a League One match at the Millmoor Ground, Rotherham, UK, on September 7, 2013.
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Charlton Athletic — owned by UAE Sheikh Saeed bin Thanoun bin Mohammed al-Nahyan, but not for much longer.
Sheikh Saeed seen in September 2018 at the hotel St. Regis in Mumbai, India.
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Newcastle United — Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman?
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 30, 2018.
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