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Russell King: The Fake Billionaire Pulled Off The World's Biggest Ever Sports Scam
18 July 2026
This is the story of how one man won over the football world, acquired a stake in a bank and courted North Korea in a bombastic trillion dollar caper. After years in administration, the world’s oldest football club, Notts County, is taken over by mysterious backers. Promising Bahraini billions and a ticket to the Premier League, the biggest names in football are enticed in, led by ex-England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson. In the shadows is Russell King. He boasted ownership of half a London bank, a Formula 1 team and a trillion-dollar deal with North Korea… Video by YouTube channel.