{
  "id": 1461714,
  "title": "Jeff Bezos Close to Deal to Acquire Stake in Liverpool FC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/jeff-bezos-close-to-deal-to-acquire-stake-in-liverpool-fc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/08/16/jeff-bezos-acquire-stake-liverpool/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos is reportedly close to joining a consortium seeking to acquire about one-third of Liverpool Football Club from Fenway Sports Group (FSG), the club’s controlling owner. The proposed transaction would value Liverpool at about £4.4 billion (US$6 billion), according to Sky Sports, although the deal had not been completed […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}