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Sale and leasebacks, broadcasting deals and booming demographics — why buyout bosses have a growing interest in the Beautiful Game

Cesar Azpilicueta of Chelsea tangles with Fabinho of Liverpool during the Carabao Cup Final
Cesar Azpilicueta of Chelsea tangles with Fabinho of Liverpool during the Carabao Cup Final Photo: Marc Atkins/Getty Images

All eyes will be on Wembley stadium next month, when Chelsea face Liverpool in the FA Cup final.

But away from the football pitch, a very different kind of competition will also be drawing to a close.

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