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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent

Premier League is asked if it has investigated Manchester City owner over Russia allegations

General view inside Manchester City's Etihad Stadium
Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium. Sheikh Mansour bought the club in 2008. Photograph: Lynne Cameron/Manchester City FC/Getty Images

The Premier League has been asked to confirm whether it has investigated the billionaire owner of Manchester City Football Club under its “fit and proper” owners’ test, over allegations of helping Russian oligarchs avoid western sanctions after the invasion of Ukraine.

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, the deputy prime minister of the UAE and a member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi, has been accused in media reports of helping to allow rich Russians to evade sanctions by moving their assets, including superyachts and private jets, to the Emirates.

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