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A record sum of almost £6billion was spent on international transfer deals this summer, with Saudi clubs’ spending topping £700million. The outlay by clubs in the Pro League was second only to the Premier League, whose teams spent just under £1.6bn on overseas deals alone, according to FIFA’s International Transfer Snapshot which was published on Friday. In total, 7.36bn US dollars (£5.89bn) was spent globally in the summer window, while agents’ fees for 2023 are already at a record annual high – 696.6m US dollars or £558m. The spending on deals in 2023 is a 47 per cent increase on the same period last year, and 26.8 per cent up on the previous mid-year record set in 2019. Saudi clubs spent £701m on transfers according to FIFA, with Al Hilal’s signing of Neymar for a reported £77m from Paris St Germain the biggest single deal involving a Pro League club. The spending figure could have been much higher. Al Hilal also bid a world-record £259m for PSG forward Kylian Mbappe, but the player refused to enter talks. Al Ittihad, meanwhile, had a bid of £150m rejected for Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah. Saudi clubs’ spending on international deals was just ahead of France (£688.8m) and Germany (£610.8m). They also spent more than double the amount laid out by clubs in Spain, where the total was £324.9m. Saudi spending meant that for the first time, a confederation other than UEFA contributed more than 10 per cent of the total summer spend, with the Asian Football Confederation’s figure at 14 per cent. Four Saudi clubs – Al Hilal, Al Ittihad, Al Nassr and Al Ahli – have been majority-owned by the country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) since June. The fund has assets under management estimated at a value of around £476bn. Germany topped the list for money earned from international transfers at 1.11bn US dollars (£889m) – the first time a single country has earned more than one billion dollars from summer deals. The FIFA report also identified an increase in the number of international deals in the women’s game for a sixth successive year. There were a record 829 transfers in the mid-year period including a record 66 which involved fees. Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Darcy Graham passed fit for Scotland in World Cup opener against South Africa Alex Mitchell ready to continue World Cup rollercoaster ride in England’s opener Josh Sheehan using ‘dark days’ after injury as motivation to revive Wales career

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A professional mistress and dominatrix has revealed why high-flying men pay her thousands of pounds to boss them around – claiming it helps them heal from childhood issues including bullying. Mistress Cleopatra, 32, makes £69,000 (€80,000 EUR) per month on OnlyFans after entering the dominatrix scene. Visits to her ‘dungeon’ include submitting to any orders Cleopatra demands of them and being “dominated” while living out fantasies. While the role appeals to her “control freak” nature, the star insists it has one key benefit to her clients, many of whom are businessmen with personal traumas from the past. “They like to be humiliated [because] a lot of these men were bullied at school,” Cleopatra, who has 249,000 followers on Instagram (@mistresscleopatra_) and Twitter, told NudePR.com. “They were nerdy and got so much bullying that it’s a part of them. “They want me to humiliate them, even physically sometimes, too. “It’s like they can’t let go of that part [of their past]. “They like me to laugh at them and bully them – they just have that desire to feel that again. “It’s emotional, but it’s also a sort of release for them. “During the session, they just completely change. “At school, kids are really hard on each other and some guys cannot let that go. “When they got older, they have power or become the CEO or director of a company, and they feel like they have lost some of their identity. “When they come for a session, they want that back – that little boy inside of them. “You humiliate them, then reward them. “They pay a lot of money for it. “Then at the end of the session, we talk about their desires and why they like it. “The guys are great fun once they've released their tension during the session. “They're like a person re-born after I'm done with them. “They usually end up talking to me about their lives and personal situations and it's nice to be able to lend a listening ear to them. “We have a drink, have a laugh, we talk about what to do next time and we go our separate ways.” Cleopatra likened the experience to the feeling after a tough workout at the gym and said she feels her clients are reclaiming the power from their past traumas. Interestingly, many of the men she works with are high-flying members of society. She added: “It relaxes them to know that I’ve got control over them and they don’t have to think. “It’s more psychological than sexual. “If you look deep down inside yourself, everyone has a desire they cannot talk about because it seems taboo.” Cleopatra, who has lived in Amsterdam since leaving Egypt in 1998, says the sessions don’t weigh on her and that she can separate her work from her personal life. She said: “I do enjoy it because it is a part of me, but I don’t believe that being a dominatrix is for everyone. “You have to have a strong mindset to stay in your role. “I am a very sensitive and empathetic person in real life, but I’m good at separating it.” While there is a community of dominatrixes, Cleopatra prefers to operate solo. She said: “You do get jealousies with other doms who try to push you down, and they don’t like you to take their subs. “Sometimes guys go to different doms, and they’ll be really nasty [about it]. “A few years ago, another dom was extremely jealous… but I see it as a positive that they are worried about me. “There’s a bit of jealousy and drama working with other dominatrixes, so I’ve worked myself out of the crowd and have thrived ever since. “I am willing to work harder and do everything – whatever I can in my power to be more successful – so I take it as inspiration. “I’m just focused on myself and my business.” Cleopatra has also started coaching other prospective dominatrixes and OnlyFans creators. She added: “I am very hardworking and I like to help others. “I have seven or eight clients and manage them all – they don’t know anything about being a dom or an OnlyFans model…you have to actually do a lot of things for them, coach them and have weekly meetings and calls. “It’s a lot of work. “People have no idea how much research I do or how hard I work. “I invest in other businesses too, which people don’t expect from me. “And of course [doing this job] I also get to spend a lot of time with my family and spend money on them too – because the bit of my own luckiness and money that I make, I like to share with my loved ones. “People expect me to be very outgoing and a crazy girl who likes to go out, but I like to stay at home all the time. “I love to be with myself, I’m introverted. “My work and my home lives are very different – it’s nice to have that balance.” Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

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