10th October, 2024
The bid for 10% of DAZN by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is stirring debate over the blurring of lines between ownership of sports media and football clubs, but it is just one in a string of sports-related investments that combine promoting the Saudi brand with the strategic economic development of Vision 2030 and the focus of every investor: adding value and generating returns.
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30th July, 2024
Recent weeks and months have seen Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) striking further into football and rugby with its investment in English team Newcastle leading to exponential growth in value, while it looks to snap up stakes in English rugby teams and develop Saudi Arabia's own domestic sporting prowess as a global brand.
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24th January, 2024
The Public Investment Fund’s (PIF) insatiable appetite for sport, leisure and entertainment has not abated in the first few weeks of 2024, with the Saudi sovereign wealth fund developing partnerships in electric motorsport and reportedly making a move on top Italian football team AC Milan.
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14th August, 2023
Deep Saudi pockets have enabled the Kingdom’s Pro League side Al-Hilal to snap up Brazilian international Neymar for a cool US$110 million fee, plus a two-year deal that will net him an estimated US$175 million.
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5th June, 2023
In an unprecedented move, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has taken 75% stakes in four of the Kingdom’s leading football clubs as the country prepares to host the 2027 Asian Cup – and potentially the 2030 FIFA World Cup.
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12th January, 2023
The Public Investment Fund (PIF) is growing more and more like a banyan tree: developing accessory trunks that allow it to spread outwards indefinitely. The Saudi SWF has a central strategy, which is “driving the growth of new sectors, companies and jobs, as a catalyst of Vision 2030” but is writing history as it goes.
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9th November, 2022
The FIFA World Cup is putting Qatar on the map, but other Gulf states are looking to ramp up investments in football in the bid to capitalize on growth in the sport.
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11th October, 2022
It is the first anniversary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund’s (PIF) takeover of Newcastle United FC in a GBP300 million and it is planning to turn it into a GBP3 billion super-club.
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30th March, 2022
Most English football fans advocate an independent regulator with the power to ban ownership by sovereign wealth funds or individuals linked with foreign governments, according to a survey of 10,500 supporters of Premier League clubs by The Mail on Sunday newspaper.
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30th December, 2021
As the world gears up for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, unconfirmed reports suggest Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is set to bid for Italian Serie A side Inter-Milan.
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6th October, 2021
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is set to turn Newcastle United into one of the world’s most valuable football clubs if its planned GBP300 million takeover of the English Premiership side finally gets approval.
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15th February, 2021
The future of Italian football club Inter Milan could be soon be determined by Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala, which is touted by La Repubblica as a front runner for a stake in the Serie A side.
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