Are we looking at Saudi Pro League spending, star power all wrong?
It’s been the ‘Summer of Saudi’ across a lot of sports, not just football, thanks to the investment of PIF and others. But this spending isn’t simply about bringing the likes of Neymar to the region. It’s a much bigger bet than that.
Arsenal’s 2-1 victory over Everton proved in vain as their hopes of a first Premier League title for 20 years were crushed on the final day of the season on Sunday.
While Tems’s move makes her the first African woman to own – in part or full – a professional team in the USA, it adds to the growing number of African women who are taking ownership roles in clubs outside Africa.