{"id":98339,"date":"2023-08-30T16:28:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T16:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=98339"},"modified":"2023-08-30T16:28:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T16:28:43","slug":"who-owns-salford-city-f-c-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/sport\/who-owns-salford-city-f-c-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Who owns Salford City F.C.? | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
Salford City Football Club<\/strong> boasts a very star-studded ownership.<\/p>\n The football club, based in Greater Manchester, England, competes in League Two.<\/p>\n Salford City F.C. is co-owned by former football players Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, Phil Neville, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt, and David Beckham, and Singaporean businessman Peter Lim, who has a majority share in the team.<\/p>\n The former football stars are often referred to as "The Class of 92" as they all got their start as part of Manchester United's academy during the early nineties.<\/p>\n The Class of 92\u00a0players first took over Salford F.C. in 2014,\u00a0with Lim taking a majority share as part of his long-term business partnership with Gary Neville.<\/p>\n The owners have invested millions of pounds into the club since taking it over.<\/p>\n In 2019, Salford City was promoted to the EFL for the first time.<\/p>\n In 2019, David Beckham became a shareholder in Salford City.<\/p>\n At the time, Beckham said of his 10% stake: "It's a proud moment for me to join Peter Lim and the Class of 92 lads as an owner of\u00a0Salford City. <\/p>\n "My early years in Manchester were spent in Salford \u2013 I grew up there in many ways \u2013 so to be able to finally join the lads today is a great feeling. <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n "Salford City has achieved so much success in a short space of time, the fans are incredible and I\u2019m really excited to be spending more time in Salford again."<\/p>\n The Class of 92 added: "From the very beginning we wanted David to be involved and be with us on this incredible journey; however circumstances and commitments didn't allow that. <\/p>\n "Now the time is right and it's another exciting chapter in Salford City's history. <\/p>\n "It is important to emphasise that nothing will change in the day-to-day operations but to have us all together was always the vision."<\/p>\n Beckham is also a co-owner of MLS club Inter Miami.<\/p>\n He co-owns the team with investors Jorge Mas and Jose Mas.<\/p>\n Beckham first became involved with the team back in 2014, going on to help establish the club in 2018.<\/p>\n Football\u00a0legend\u00a0Lionel Messi\u00a0confirmed that he would be joining Inter Miami in June 2023.<\/p>\n Other big names on the squad include Alejandro Pozuelo Melero and Gonzalo Higua\u00edn.<\/p>\n The club has become hugely popular and stars like Jay-Z,\u00a0Jennifer Lopez,\u00a0Will Smith\u00a0and Olympic legend\u00a0Usain Bolt have all been seen watching matches.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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