27th Sports acquires Titans Cup 2022

27th Sports, the sports-focused subsidiary of 27th Investments, has acquired the Titans Cup 2022 championship match which was held on November 19th at Al Nasr Club, Dubai. The exclusive match featured prominent football legends like Paul Scholes, Andy Cole, Wes Brown and Dimitar Berbatov of Manchester United who faced off against Wes Morgan, Robert Huth and Jose Leonardo Ulloa of Leicester City. 

Looking at the ongoing FIFA World Cup, 27th Sports in association with the Sports Spirit Federation and Dubai Sports Council hosted these legendary football players for an epic match in Dubai. Capitalizing on the World Cup frenzy, the match attracted more than 15,000 spectators to the state-of-the-art Al Nasr Club. By acquiring this incredible exhibition match, 27th Sports has forayed in to the sport of football. The firm plans to organize many more football matches of this scale moving forward. 

Leading US-based investment firm 27th Investments has an active portfolio worth $1 billion in various sectors such as gaming, real estate, and start-up ventures. 27th Sports, a sports-specific fund in excess of 100 million US dollars was launched last year to focus specifically on emerging markets and sports such as cricket, golf, beach sports and e-sports among others. The Titans Cup 2022 marks their first investment in football. The firm’s goal is to acquire exclusive and long-term commercial rights across sports federations worldwide. The company has recently acquired an all-star tennis team The Hawks that will compete in the upcoming inaugural World Tennis League. In the past, they purchased the rights of the Road Safety T20 World Series starring legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Brett Lee amongst others.

Speaking at the announcement event, Sanjay Bector, Chairman and Co-founder, 27th Sports, said “ We are excited to venture into football and are proud to acquire this amazing exhibition match featuring some of the biggest names in the history of Manchester United and Leicester City. At 27th Sports, our goal is to partner with the latest leagues and tournaments to bring the best sporting events to Dubai over the next few years. We thank AVR group who have graciously partnered us for this event and welcome Reel Star as the title sponsor. We are sure football fans relished watching their favourite players in action!” 

“Leveraging the World Cup fever, we are thrilled to bring living football legends from two prominent English Premier League clubs to Dubai for an exclusive exhibition match. This is our first foray into football and what a debut it is! Dubai is a wonderful destination for these kinds of sporting events and we plan to organize many more matches like these in the near future” said Sangeet Shirodkar- CEO and Co-founder, 27th Sports.