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Investor Group Including Jeff Bezos Buys 30% Stake In Liverpool FC

Investor Group Including Jeff Bezos Buys 30% Stake In Liverpool FC
Investor Group Including Jeff Bezos Buys Liverpool FC Stake In Multibillion-Dollar Deal (Forbes)
Key Facts

Forbes Valuation

We estimate Bezos’ net worth at $274.1 billion as of Friday, making him the third-wealthiest person in the world behind Google co-founder Larry Page and Tesla chief Elon Musk. Saverin is worth an estimated $33 billion, while the Mittal family’s fortune was estimated at $17.2 billion in 2017.

Key Background

Fenway Sports Group acquired Liverpool FC in 2010 for $406 million, saving the team from the brink of collapse as it faced a massive gross debt load under former American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett. The team had a spotty and at-times turbulent performance through much of the 2010s before former manager JĂŒrgen Klopp elevated the franchise to its first modern Premier League title in 2019. The team has remained a powerhouse in English soccer since, capturing another Premier League title in the 2024 to 2025 season. Liverpool was ranked fourth in Forbes’ list of the world’s most valuable soccer teams earlier this year, with an estimated value of $6.2 billion.

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