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It looks like there could have been a trend set by AFC Wrexham with their move to bring in famous Americans across the pond and take on the drama of English football.

Well, Birmingham City have gone one bigger and one better as they’ve announced a new minority owner.

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00:00 I'm officially coming on board at Birmingham City Football Club.
00:03 And maybe you're asking, what do you know about English football, Tom?
00:09 An extraordinary turn of events has seen seven-time Super Bowl champion and one of the NFL's all-time
00:15 greats Tom Brady enter a partnership with Knighthead Capital Management LLC to become
00:21 a minority owner of Birmingham City.
00:24 The Blues completed a full club takeover with Shelby Companies Ltd in early July and have
00:30 since made nine summer signings to bolster John Eustance's side in a bid to get them
00:35 back up to the Premier League after an absence of over 10 years.
00:39 Knighthead co-founder Tom Wagner said a commitment to Blues fans was made earlier this summer
00:45 to add experts from the world of sport and football to the team.
00:49 With Tom Brady coming in, we now know that success does not come overnight, but when
00:53 you have great leaders in place, everything becomes possible.
00:57 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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