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" Football is about as popular as it can be in the U.S. The upside, the expansion and growth lies overseas. "
Shahid Khan
Football
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" I have a huge affinity with London, and I have a lot of relatives here - now and before I was born. I pretty much look at London as the centre of the universe. "
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