Villa, oil money and the new world order

Thomas Heenan

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Description

This article analyses the acquisition of Melbourne Heart football franchise by the Abu Dhabi United's City Football Group, and the recruitment oif Spanish international, David Villa. The article analyses the international and national ramifications of the acqusition and how it highlights the limitations of the localised AFL market.

Period	10 Jun 2014

Media contributions

Title	The New Daily
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	The New Daily
Media type	Web
Duration/Length/Size	1200 words
Country/Territory	Australia
Date	10/06/14
Producer/Author	Tom Heenan
URL	thenewdaily.com.au/sport/sport-focus/2014/06/10/afl-beware-david-villa-oil-money-new-order/
Persons	Thomas Heenan

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Keywords

Soccer
UAE
Oil wealth
Australian football market