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atar Sports Investments, a subsidiary of the country’s sovereign wealth fund, purchased Paris St.-Germain in 2011 and turned it into one of the biggest clubs in Europe. In advance of the World Cup, PSG spent more than $750 million to acquire and sign three of the sport’s marquee names—Argentina’s Lionel Messi, France’s Kylian Mbappé, and Brazil’s Neymar. The

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