Tom Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl winner, newly retired from the NFL, joins a group of investors to acquire soccer club Birmingham City.
The greatest quarterback in soccer history is partnering with Knighthead Capital Management LLC, and will work directly with the team’s board of directors.
Although he admits to knowing little about soccer, he said he would get to work immediately.
Brady told fans: “I’m officially coming on board at Birmingham City Football Club.
“And maybe you’re asking ‘what do you know about English football, Tom?’
“Well, let’s just say that I’ve got a lot to learn.
“But I do know a few things about winning and I think they might translate pretty well.
“I know success starts with the work put in when the world is not watching. I know that a team is nothing without the city that shows up and stands behind it.
“I’ll see you at St Andrews soon – it’s time to get to work. Let’s go.”
Tom Brady thus follows in the footsteps of Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, who took over Wrexham, and invest in a soccer team.