The phone first rang a year ago in January. The caller identified himself as Bob Rich, a billionaire American businessman and sports team owner. He had English royals among his ancestors. For Christmas, his wife had bought him the title Lord of Bedlington. And he wanted to do something, well, lordly. In particular, he wanted to sponsor the Bedlington Terriers soccer club. This had to be a joke.A guy named Rich wanted to help finance a team that played at a stadium called Welfare Park? Right.
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