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UAE buyer owns Portsmouth

06:23 am on 22 July 2009

Portsmouth has become the second English premier league football club to be owned by investors from the United Arab Emirates.

The club has confirmed a takeover led by Sulaiman al-Fahim, who is the first person to pass the Premier League's new "fit and proper" control for prospective club owners.

Portsmouth also announced that Paul Hart has signed a two-year contract as manager after steering the club clear of the relegation zone in a caretaker role last year.