( CNN ) -- In Focus -- Gulf football interests . News of an English football deal sent the British media into a frenzy this week , when a private Abu Dhabi group announced a planned takeover of Manchester City . Sheikha Hanadi al Thani talks about the real estate bubble in Qatar . With the likes of Emirates , Etihad and Saudi Telecom , the Gulf has long had an interest in English football . Are they sound investments or a matter of prestige ? MME investigates . Facetime with Sheikha Hanadi Al Thani , CEO , Al Waab City Real Estate Development . Since 2005 when the World Economic Forum named her the `` Young Global Leader of the Year , '' Sheikha Hanadi al Thani has become an inspiration to women across the Arab world . She founded the first firm in Qatar to conduct investment banking and is now the CEO of Al Wa'ab City , a property development that 's set to open in 2010 . She talks to MME about the real estate bubble in Qatar and being a businesswoman in the Gulf . Watch the show this week at the times ( GMT ) below : Friday : 0815 , 1845 Saturday : 0545 Sunday 0715 .
On this week 's MME we look at Gulf interests in English football . We talk to Sheikha Hanadi Al Thani , CEO , Al Waab City Real Estate Development . Al Thani , who started the first investment bank in Qatar , talks about property .