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The Independent UK
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On this day in 2018: Shahid Khan withdraws £900m offer to buy Wembley from FA

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American billionaire Shahid Khan withdrew his offer to buy Wembley Stadium from the Football Association on this day in 2018.

The proposed deal was worth £900million and the FA was planning to spend the money on transforming grassroots facilities across the country over the next 20 years but the idea of selling the stadium, which cost £757million to build, proved to be controversial with many in the game.

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