"It is known as the sport of the sheikhs, with thousands of fans packing desert tracks to watch robot jockeys compete for huge prizes. Now professional camel racing has a new high-profile investor: Paul Pogba. The Monaco midfielder said he had become a shareholder in the Saudi Arabia-based Al Haboob, the world's first professional camel racing team competing across the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf, because he wanted to elevate the sport on to a global stage."
"Last year the prize pool for the AlUla Camel Cup, the most lucrative competition in the sport, was $6.4m (4.81m) across 16 races. Pogba, who became the world's most expensive player when he joined Manchester United from Juventus in 2016 for 89m, has set his sights on owning the world's most expensive camel. Owning the world's most expensive camel one day would be a beautiful full-circle moment something fun, something meaningful and something that excites me, he told the BBC."
Paul Pogba has become a shareholder in Saudi Arabia-based Al Haboob, the world's first professional camel racing team competing across the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf. The team aims to elevate camel racing onto a global stage and to represent Saudi national ambition in sport, business, culture, and innovation. The sport draws thousands of fans to desert tracks and uses robot jockeys. Top camels can sell for millions of pounds and major races offer large prize pools; the AlUla Camel Cup awarded $6.4m (4.81m) across 16 races last year. Pogba has researched camel racing techniques and hopes to own the world's most expensive camel.
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