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Impact of Saudi Arabia's sports investments

After getting rejected by Lionel Messi, Saudi Arabia has made an offer to another soccer superstar that may be too good to refuse. The Saudi club Al Hilal has proposed a world-record $332 million transfer fee to bring Kylian Mbappé from the French club Paris Saint-Germain. Michael Goldberg, senior vice president of sports finance for global credit rating firm DBRS Morningstar, discussed the business of soccer and how Saudi investments are reshaping the landscape.

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Sudan conflict ongoing amid cease-fire talks

Fighting escalated Wednesday in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, as talks between the rival groups continue in Saudi Arabia. U.S. negotiators are "cautiously optimistic" about a possible short-term cease-fire to allow humanitarian aid into the country, Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday. BBC News correspondent Barbara Plett Usher joined Anne-Marie Green on "CBS News Mornings" to discuss the latest developments.

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