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How do clubs fund stadiums?

Building a new stadium is incredibly expensive, often costing billions. Clubs typically use a mix of borrowing money from banks, issuing bonds to investors, or sometimes even getting grants from local councils or government. They also rely on future revenue from tickets and events to pay it back.

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