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Aug 2021
26m 17s

The Men Who Sell Football: Part 2

Al Jazeera
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In this episode, master dealmaker, Christopher Samuelson, schools our undercover reporters in the dark arts of offshore finance. The I-Unit digs into his past as a money manager to some of Russia’s most powerful oligarchs. Plus, he reveals shocking new details about his role as a middleman in the sales of Reading FC and Aston Villa FC.

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