{
  "id": 992003,
  "title": "Liverpool announce sale of stake in club to Jeff Bezos-backed consortium",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/liverpool-announce-sale-of-stake-in-club-to-jeff-bezos-backed",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-15T08:04:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/sports/20260815-liverpool-announce-sale-of-stake-in-club-to-jeff-bezos-backed-consortium"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "On Friday, Liverpool's majority owners Fenway Sports Group announced the sale of a minority stake in the club a consortium including Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Savarin. Former Queens Park Rangers owner Amit Bhatia is expected to become the club's new vice-chairman as part of the deal.",
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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."
}