A member of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family has purchased a 50 percent stake of Israeli Premier League soccer club Beitar Jerusalem, the team announced on Monday.
BIG NEWS: Emirati businessman buys 50% of Beitar Jerusalem football club – the only football club in the Israeli Premier League to have never signed an Arab player due to anti-Arab racism by large part of its fans
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) December 7, 2020
In an announcement posted to its website, Beitar said Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan’s purchase also included a commitment to invest over 300 million shekels