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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Matt Hughes

Sheffield United co-chair could be disqualified after dispute over £35m debt from club purchase

The Sheffield United co-owners, Steven Rosen (left) and Helmy Eltoukhy, before a Championship match at Bramall Lane.
Steven Rosen (left) and his business partner Helmy Eltoukhy bought Sheffield United from Prince Abdullah’s United World in December 2024. Photograph: Richard Sellers/PA

The Sheffield United co-chair, Steven Rosen, is facing disqualification as a director by the English Football League after the company through which he bought the club two years ago, COH Sports Bidco Limited, was liquidated.

The winding-up order issued by the high court in London is the result of a dispute between United’s owners and their predecessor, Prince Abdullah’s United World, which claims it is owed £35m by Rosen and his business partner Helmy Eltoukhy in unpaid fees resulting from the £110m sale of the Championship club in December 2024.

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