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England’s Football Association previously investigated allegations that billionaire Joe Lewis , the former owner of Tottenham Hotspur, was potentially involved in betting on football matches, people familiar with the matter said.

The FA was alerted to a possible violation of its betting rules in 2022, one of the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. After looking into the allegations, it decided that no further action was required, according to the people.

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The Premier League’s Tottenham Hotspur has raised about £90 million ($122 million) through a receivables financing deal with Macquarie Group Ltd., at a time when the club is restructuring its management in its latest attempt for silverware.

Tottenham, which has been losing money after constructing a new stadium, agreed to give the Australian lender income from future broadcasting rights for a lump sum of cash, according to people familiar with the matter. The rights are tied to money due to the club from the Premier League from December 2025 to May 2026, said the people, who asked to not be identified because the details are private.

Tottenham Hotspur said on Sunday its owners turned down two expressions of interest in acquiring the London-based team.

Tottenham, in a statement, said it received and “unequivocally rejected” expressions of interest from a investment fund controlled by former Newcastle United part owner Amanda Staveley and another group led by Roger Kennedy and Wing-Fai Ng.

Tottenham Hotspur said on Sunday the family of billionaire Joe Lewis turned down two suitors that expressed interest in acquiring the London-based football club.

Tottenham said in a statement that the investment company through which the Lewis family controls the club received two expressions of interest: one from the investment fund controlled by former Newcastle United part owner Amanda Staveley , and another from a consortium called Firehawk Holdings Ltd., which is led by Roger Kennedy and Wing-Fai Ng.