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Emirati sheikh seals deal to buy 50% of Beitar Jerusalem soccer club
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmirati Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Nahyan has sealed a deal to purchase 50 percent of soccer club Beitar Jerusalem.
The sheikh has agreed to invest NIS 300 million ($92 million) in the club in the coming decade, including in upgrading its training facilities.
The soccer club is associated with the Israeli hard right, with a notable anti-Arab slant. Israeli owner Moshe Hogeg has been working to address the notorious racism problem of some of its fans.
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