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Whether or not you are a football fan, a global event such as the FIFA World Cup 2018 brings together communities from all around the world. Teams with different playing styles and fans with different cultures. As the event kicks off, we set out to highlight the weird and wonderful legal quirks of the participating teams and the similarities and the differences between diverse nations and legal systems. Every day we'll release our brief comparisons of the teams involved in games and our conclusions as to who we think 'wins' in the legal stakes. With our global teams having their say, will our predictions reflect the outcome of the World Cup? Follow us to find out*.
Russia v Saudi Arabia – Thursday 14 June
The Saudi Arabian team have recently refocused their attacking options, but are still fairly vulnerable near their own goal. However, this will be anything but a walk in the park for the Russian team.
Super-rich, ultra-high net worth Russian individuals have recently been investing in football and a number of clubs across Europe are either owned or have shares held by a number of well-known Russians.
Football is now the most popular sport in Saudi Arabia and has, in the past, been owned and heavily subsidised by the government. However, the recent movement toward privatisation of the Saudi Professional League and earmarking of European football clubs is paving the way for considerable Middle Eastern investment into football.
Whilst private investment from Saudi billionaires is on the rise, based on their long standing history in football clubs, this seems a 1-0 win to Russia.
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