Josh Kushner, who negotiated with Infantino to buy the World Cup, has just completed a deal to buy the LA Lakers for $12bn. Insane number. How do you exit these investments when you might be the top of the market? Whose money is this? Do they care about returns? Vanity purchase?

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The bloke they bought it off paid $6bn for majority stake at $10bn last year. The seller, Mark Walter, friend of Todd Boehly, the chelsea co-owner, is a currently facing a federal investigation into his business empire.

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This also a function of growing wealth concentration surely. The sort of people that can buy sports teams are getting richer faster. Billionaire wealth grew 25% in a year while household wealth has been at best flat. Sports again a great way of highlighting what’s happening in society.

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didn't realise liverpool players knew they're allowed to score from corners

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beat france then probably play spain. morocco could be on an all time revenge tour.

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