Wealth Club: Billionaires' big risks buying soccer clubs
Jeff Bezos joins a long line of billionaires to buy into an English soccer club, but being a member of this elite comes with significant financial and reputational risk, writes Adam Maguire.
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Jeff Bezos joins a long line of billionaires to buy into an English soccer club, but being a member of this elite comes with significant financial and reputational risk, writes Adam Maguire.
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Wealth Club: Billionaires' big risks buying soccer clubs
Jeff Bezos joins a long line of billionaires to buy into an English soccer club, but being a member of this elite comes with significant financial and reputational risk, writes Adam Maguire.
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