The "unnamed" La Liga team referred to is believed to be Real Zaragoza. All I can say is I hope to God it's not true:

Dubai buys Spanish La Liga club, to rename ‘Team Dubai’

Royal Emirates Group, the Dubai investment group chaired by HRH Sheikh Butti Bin Suhail Al Maktoum, has bought a top-league Spanish football team set to be renamed ‘Team Dubai’.

The privately-held firm said in a statement Tuesday that it has taken over ownership of a La Liga – Spain’s premiership league – team in a deal to be announced Thursday.

“The said team will be named as ‘Team Dubai’,†the statement said.

The unnamed club is speculated to be the debt-ridden Spanish club Zaragoza. Spanish media reports in February a Dubai sovereign wealth fund had made a €3m buyout offer for the team.

The deal reportedly included a guarantee to service the club’s debts, taking the value of the transaction to around €130m.

Zaragoza management did not comment on the deal at the time.

Spain’s ‘La Liga’ includes some of the richest teams in the world, including Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, Real Madrid and Valencia.

A spokesperson for Royal Emirates Group said the club’s chairman and several high-profile players were due to arrive in Dubai in the next 24-hours.

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Apparently it is actually Getafe, not Zaragoza.

Almost sounds like a joke. 1 april was some time ago though.

Getafe might not be an old club, but I'm still sure the supporters wont like the new name, even if it might mean some money for the club.

Still, having an owner called Butti Bin is brilliant.

Every time I see the name Getafe, I think of Billy Connolly :D

Every time I see the name Getafe, I think of Billy Connolly :D

Getifu ya bassa!

Jesus, this is a slippery slope. Team Adidas v Team Nokia in the Champions League final in a couple of years.

Lol I thought he was just removing the burger king logo on their shirts to put team dubai on it as a sponsor, this is hilarious though.

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This is scary sh*t.

I appreciate we have to change as time moves on, but this is a pre-cursor to the traditional names we love (and hate) being sold out to the multi nationals and the rich.

And I still squirm at MK Dons ! Who the f**k are they ?

Lol I thought he was just removing the burger king logo on their shirts to put team dubai on it as a sponsor, this is hilarious though.