Jeff Bezos Buys Liverpool Stake, Finally Owns Something That Scores

KEY POINTS

•Jeff Bezos became a minority stakeholder in Liverpool FC through 1892 Holdings on a Friday in 2026.
•The investment group includes Amit Bhatia, linked to Queens Park Rangers, and Eduardo Saverin's family office.
•The stake sale values Liverpool at $7 billion, with Fenway Sports Group awaiting regulatory approvals.

Jeff Bezos, long known for shaking up delivery times but not sports ownership, has finally entered the club—Liverpool FC’s minority ownership club, that is. On a somehow still regular Friday in 2026, Fenway Sports Group sold 30% of the beloved Reds to 1892 Holdings, a consortium where Bezos is the lead investor. Joining him are steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal’s son-in-law Amit Bhatia (aka football co-owner from Queens Park Rangers) and Facebook zombie co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s family office. This $7 billion valuing shuffle caused Fenway’s president Mike Gordon to dust off cliches about 'long-term philosophy,' while John Henry, Boston Red Sox overlord, smirked nearby. Bezos apparently rejected buying the NFL's Commanders last year but found soccer more his speed. Sure, he's now a minority owner — which in Bezos terms means he probably still outsources his OWN decision-making.