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Mohamed Mansour

Chairman, Mansour Group

Search every verified Mohamed Mansour interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Sir Mohamed Mansour, chairman of Mansour Group and Man Capital LLP, discussed his soccer investment strategy and broader business outlook in an October 2026 interview with Sportico. He described his entry into soccer as rooted in personal history, citing his uncle, Mustafa Kamel Mansour, who played goalkeeper for Egypt in the 1934 World Cup. Mansour said his group acquired the Right to Dream academy in 2021, noting it was a non-profit organization at the time and that he expected it to cost several million dollars annually to support. He also mentioned that a girl from Africa played as a striker in a boys' team at the Gothia Cup, which Right to Dream has won seven consecutive times, and expressed belief that women's soccer will grow globally. Mansour addressed his group's $500 million investment in a Major League Soccer club in San Diego, the largest expansion fee at the time. He said he believes in American athleticism and that soccer will grow in the United States due to demographics, adding that his approach differs from many investors who buy into European clubs. On investing generally, Mansour said his main asset classes are technology, logistics, hospitality, and sports, and that he is optimistic about stock markets and the impact of technology, particularly artificial intelligence.

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“Well, you know, I believe in American athleticism, for sure. It's a country with 360 million people. I believe most private equity firms or family businesses or family offices buy into clubs in Europe. We've done it the other way around because, like I said, I believe we're at the tip of the iceberg. I believe soccer is going to grow in America naturally because of the demographics, and we were very fortunate to be i”

“This is where a lot of arguments and discussions are happening between the management of the clubs as well as between the ownership. But I can tell you when we bought and talking about business, when we acquired Right to Dream back in 2021, 5 years ago, we were It's an NGO, non-for-profit. We're going to reinvest everything we make back in the business. But we were I was thinking it was going to cost a couple of mill”

“And the first year when we we bought Right to Dream in 2023, we had a football club in Denmark. And then we sold a player called Mohammed Kudus. And then 9 million. Wow. And then another player Sulemana 20 million, another wow. And and then it grew last year the income from player sales has been 55 million euros. And and this is how and we're going to keep this money to reinvest in other academies and growing.”

“I served as Minister of Transport from December 28, 2005 until I resigned on October 27, 2009 after the Al-Ayyat train accident; I felt I had given everything I could to my country.”

“At the end of 1964 we were placed under sequestration and all of my father's assets were confiscated, so my father could no longer help us or pay for my education. I was forced to work in a pizza restaurant to pay off debts and continue my university studies.”

“الزمالك انسحب ليه الاولي ل مطالب ايه المطالب ونفذت طب الاهلي لوثان واحده الاهلي لما انسحب المره دي ايه السبب انت بتهر معترض على القرعه حضرتك يا باشا”

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