{"id":248545,"date":"2025-10-29T11:26:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T11:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/248545\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T11:26:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T11:26:07","slug":"new-details-revealed-about-unc-football-officials-preseason-fundraising-trip-to-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/248545\/","title":{"rendered":"New details revealed about UNC football officials’ preseason fundraising trip to Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WTVD<\/p>\n

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 10:51AM<\/p>\n

\"New<\/p>\n

The ABC11 I-Team obtained paperwork that shows the trip was for general manager Michael Lombardi and assistant general manager Lance Thompson.<\/p>\n

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) — New details was uncovered in a preseason fundraising trip<\/a> to Saudi Arabia made by top officials within the UNC-Chapel Hill football program.<\/p>\n

Documents showed the trip was for General manager Michael Lombardi and Assistant General Manager Lance Thompson. They went to the Capital City of Riyadh and stayed for four days.<\/p>\n

ABC11 I-Team <\/a>was also able to obtain email correspondence between members of the finance program at UNC. It showed the trip was finalized quickly, and Chancellor Lee Roberts did know about it.<\/p>\n

As previously reported, the university said the general manager traveled there at the request of the Saudi national, who is a college football fan and expressed interest in supporting coach Belichick. However, the university did say no money was donated to the program.<\/p>\n

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