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Royal Emirates Group buys Spanish football team Zaragoza, renamed ‘Team Dubai’
Royal Emirates Group, the Dubai investment group chaired by HRH Sheikh Butti Bin Suhail Al Maktoum, has bought top-league Spanish football team Real Zaragoza Getafe, set to be renamed ‘Team Dubai’.
The deal reportedly included a guarantee to service the club’s debts, taking the value of the transaction to around €130m.
Zaragoza management did not comment on the deal at the time.
Spain’s ‘La Liga’ includes some of the richest teams in the world, including Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, Real Madrid and Valencia.
A spokesperson for Royal Emirates Group said the club’s chairman and several high-profile players were due to arrive in Dubai in the next 24-hours.
Categories: Business in Dubai, Sports Tags: Football, Getafe, La Liga, Real Zaragoza, Royal Emirates Group, Spain
5,000 Dubai cabbies to watch India Pakistan Twenty-20 for free
Almost 5,000 taxi drivers in Dubai will be able to watch for free the planned one off 20-20 cricket match to be played between current and former stars from India and Pakistan.
Others will have to fork out upwards of Dh10 to watch the match.
Cricket Gurukul, a marketing body for young and talented cricketers announced that the match has been planned to raise money for three organizations in UAE, Pakistan and India.
“We also plan to give 5,000 tickets to the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai to be distributed to the taxi drivers. It is because of their service that we get transported across Dubai daily with convenience,” said Prakash Palande, Official Spokesperson of Cricket Gurukul.