"Zohran Kwame Mamdani was elected as the new mayor of New York City on November 4, marking a ground-breaking win for a number of underrepresented groups. It was a home run for Democratic Socialists, whose platform Mamdani has championed since starting his career for public office. It was also a win for minorities, with Mamdani becoming the city's first Muslim and Indian-Ugandan mayor.More than anything, though, it was a sweeping victory for soccer fanatics."
"Born in Kampala, Uganda, to Indian parents, Mamdani was seven when he moved to New York City, where he became a diehard Arsenal supporter and watched his team become the first to win an undefeated Premier League title in 2004. In order to make friends in his new environment, Mamdani latched onto soccer, whether it was playing in concrete jungles or grass pitches with his new neighbors or playing FIFA."
"In 2012 Mamdani posted on X, then Twitter, that he had bought a share in Real Oviedo. At the time, third-tier Oviedo needed 1.6m to avoid a winding-up order before deciding to sell shares for 9.50 each, with Mamdani being one of 20,000+ people who chipped in to help them survive: fast-forward 13 years, and Oviedo are back in the top-flight for the first time in a quarter-century."
Zohran Kwame Mamdani won the New York City mayoral election on November 4 as a Democratic Socialist and the city's first Muslim and Indian-Ugandan mayor. Mamdani was born in Kampala, Uganda to Indian parents and moved to New York City at age seven. Mamdani became a diehard Arsenal supporter, watched the team's unbeaten 2004 Premier League season, and used soccer to make friends by playing in concrete and grass pitches and by playing FIFA. Mamdani shared childhood wishes for FIFA 2003 and SimCity 3000, spent youth watching SkySports News' Deadline Day, and bought a share in Real Oviedo in 2012.
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