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Sheikh’s MLS Purchase and a Cultural Divide

April 29th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Abu Dhabi, Football, soccer, Sports Journalism, UAE

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, brother of the president of the UAE, will spend about $100 million to operate a Major League Soccer franchise in Queens, according to a story in the New York Times today. “Two people with knowledge of the negotiations” told the Times that Sheikh Mansour will operate the MLS’s 20th team, an […]

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