Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers waves to the gang as he runs off the sector after defeating the New England Patriots within the recreation at Gillette Stadium on October 03, 2021 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
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LONDON — Seven-time Tremendous Bowl champion Tom Brady has develop into a minority proprietor of English soccer membership Birmingham Metropolis.
The membership, which competes within the EFL Championship — the second tier of the English league pyramid — introduced on Thursday that Brady had partnered with New York-based funding agency Knighthead Capital Administration to take a minority stake within the membership and can develop into chairman of its advisory board.
The legendary NFL quarterback ended his soccer profession in February on the age of 45 after 23 seasons, a document seven Tremendous Bowl titles and 5 Tremendous Bowl MVP trophies. He has since joined with Knighthead in a lot of sporting investments around the globe.
“Birmingham Metropolis is an iconic membership with a lot historical past and keenness and to be a part of the Blues is an actual honour for me,” Brady mentioned in a press release.
Though based mostly within the U.Okay.’s second-largest metropolis, the membership has languished outdoors the coveted Premier League since 2011 and has lengthy been eclipsed by crosstown rival Aston Villa.
BIRMINGHAM, UK – Birmingham Metropolis’s Lukas Jutkiewicz (second left) celebrates scoring his aspect’s first objective of the sport with team-mates in the course of the Sky Guess Championship match at St Andrew’s Trillion Trophy Stadium, Birmingham.
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“BCFC is constructed on teamwork and dedication and I am excited to work alongside the board, administration and gamers to make our Second Metropolis membership second to none. I have been a part of some superb groups in my day, and I am trying ahead to making use of my perspective to create that very same success right here in Birmingham,” Brady added.
In a video posted by the membership on the social media platform X, beforehand generally known as Twitter, Brady mentioned he has “lots to be taught” about English soccer, however hoped to switch his successful mentality into success for the Blues.
Chairman of the Board Tom Wagner mentioned Brady becoming a member of the membership’s possession staff was a “assertion of intent” and was “setting the bar at world class.”
“Tom is each investing and committing his time and in depth experience. As Chair of the Advisory Board Tom could have a direct affect on the Membership,” he mentioned.
“The objective that Tom has dedicated to personal is to make Birmingham Metropolis a revered chief in vitamin, well being, wellness, and restoration the world over of soccer.”
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