Football Daily | Back to the playground of the disgustingly rich: it’s club football!

The Guardian Sport· 13h ago· 5 min read

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Hmmm, should I order in a pizza tonight? How does this basic question translate to the monstrously rich, to those operating in the hundreds of billions? Maybe it’s as simple as this: hmmm, should I join a consortium looking to buy a stake in Liverpool Football Club? Welcome to the world of Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and once the wealthiest person on the planet (he’s dropped to fourth – get the violins out). Bezos, with a net worth north of $250bn, could be on the way to Our League, potentially dropping some of his pocket change into the Anfield coffers. Jeff Bezos in talks to buy a stake in Liverpool? How soon before Andoni Iraola gets a card saying that one of his new signings is in a box behind the Anfield bins?” – Simon Mazier. Re: yesterday’s last line (full email edition). The mention of Riga FC reminds me of my visit there in October 2025. After a frankly awful 0-0 draw that clinched the title, they brought out celebratory ho

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