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BlueBay case ruling goes against Sheikh Al-Thani

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Abdullah Al-Thani. The judge, Ramón Jiménez León, ruled that the ownership of almost 97 per cent of the club's shares, until now under the control of Al-Thani, be passed back to NAS Spain - a company jointly owned by the sheikh and the hotel group with 51 ... this deal occurred at a time when the club had amassed huge debt following its run in the Champions League and needed funds to rebuild the squad. However, Al-Thani and his representatives argue that the group failed to comply with the conditions of ... the contract, thereby rendering it invalid. The trial, which has been subjected to several delays, finally resumed in February and now a judgement has been reached. Al-Thani and his legal team have 20 days to appeal the decision and are highly

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Sheikh Al-Thani denies all knowledge of pact as BlueBay case resumes

ANTONIO GÓNGORA

The long-delayed 'BlueBay case' resumed on at the Ciudad de Justicia in Malaga on Thursday with Malaga CF president Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani facing questions from lawyers representing BlueBay. The hotel group is demanding that the conditions of a ... the time, Al-Thani insisted that he knew nothing about this, nor the arrival of Gonzalo Hervás and his team to run the club. Al-Thani also denied knowledge of the existence of NAS Spain, the company which controlled the club's shares for a period of ... time. When presented with documents which purportedly showed a written agreement, Al-Thani said: "I have never seen these documents and I never signed them." He went on to say that at the time of the deal, in 2012, that he never authorised any such

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Al-Thani unwilling to sanction sales this winter despite offer from Alavés for Jony

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...have one year left on his deal. The merits of keeping hold of him seem limited, but club president Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani is unwilling to sanction a move. Not only is the quantity deemed too small (Vasyl Kravets, by contrast, has just moved from ... Lugo to Leganés for 2.5 million euros), Al-Thani's argument centres on the image of the club. He doesn't want Malaga to appear to be a 'small club' that sells its best players. The same applies for any of the squad currently featuring regularly under

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Sale of land could break Academy deadlock as Sheikh Al-Thani comes under fire

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...president Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani took to Twitter to leap to his defence after attracting criticism for the absence of funding from the 'IU-Málaga para la Gente' group on the council. Al-Thani said: "We are on good way to finish the Academy of Málaga CF and

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Sheikh Al-Thani is back on the Costa del Sol

Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani flew into Malaga on Friday morning with his daughter Hamyan. The chairman of Malaga CF is back for the first time since May 2017. During his absence, while he controlled the club from a distance, Malaga were relegated to ... Segunda division and survived a management crisis last summer. Al-Thani left the private terminal at Malaga airport driving a black Range Rover. He was followed by Hamyan, who is currently the head of the club's junior Academy and the women's team, left

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Sheikh Al-Thani announces he will return to Malaga "soon"

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Malaga CF owner Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani announced on his Twitter page on Tuesday: "Soon to My love Málaga city". Al-Thani has not been in the city since mid-2017, more than a year ago, but he didn't give any further details about when he would be

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BlueBay trial postponed again, leaving the club's future up in the air

ANTONIO GÓNGORA

The so-called 'BlueBay case' has been hit with yet another delay as the trial was postponed until 21 February 2019 at a hearing at the Ciudad de Justicia in Malaga on Tuesday. Malaga CF president Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani was in attendance and was ... its running. Al-Thani, for his part, says BlueBay never complied with the conditions of the contract, rendering it invalid. The trial was postponed two years ago when Al-Thani's lawyers lodged a criminal complaint for falsehood and misappropriation ... sheikh's team to delay proceedings. "We hoped that it would take place today, but once again it hasn't been possible thanks to yet another deliberate manoeuvre from Mr Al-Thani which only serves his interests and not those of the club. We hope this can be

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New assignation of powers at the football club

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The assignation of powers to sign documents or contracts has changed at Malaga over the years. Nowadays these decisions can be taken by members of the board of directors, led by Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani, and also Hamyan Al-Thani, who has now been

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Hamyan Al-Thani, the sheikh's right-hand woman at Malaga

A. GÓNGORA

During the time Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani has been in charge of Malaga (just over eight years) there have been several changes to his 'right-hand men', the ones who mediate between the club and its president when decisions are made. These ... positions always used to be held by professionals contracted by the sheikh, until the arrival of his son Nasser, who was appointed vice-president and CEO. Then came Nayef and Rakan (they are all, with Al-Thani, on the board of directors), and finally Hamyan, ... she has an increasingly active presence in the decision-making chain, placing her high up in the running of the company. She also has Sheikh Al-Thani's full confidence. Constant presence Hamyan constantly participates in events associated with the

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Al-Thani denied right to appeal and is now out of the frame at Marbella's La Bajadilla marina

Héctor Barbotta

Sheikh Al-Thani is no longer involved in La Bajadilla marina. The Supreme Court has decided not to admit the proceedings filed by Nas Marbella, the joint company headed by Al-Thani, against the refusal by the Andalusian High Court of Justice (TSJA) ... this newspaper has now seen. This was the last possibility for Al-Thani to continue legal action and remain linked in some way to La Bajadilla port, because this decision by the Supreme Court means that the High Court sentence is final. On 28 ... September last year the Andalusian court decided that Al-Thani did not fulfill the necessary technical and financial solvency requirements and therefore the temporary joint company of which he is the head should not have been permitted to bid for the