NFL great Tom Brady becomes minority owner at Birmingham

The NFL great Tom Brady has become a minority owner of Birmingham. The seven-times Super Bowl champion has partnered with the club’s holding company, Knighthead Capital Management LLC, and becomes chairman of a new advisory board.

The Championship club said Brady would “apply his extensive leadership experience and expertise across several components of the club, including working alongside the sports science department to advise on health, nutrition, wellness, and recovery systems and programs”.

Brady has partnered with Knighthead Capital on several other ventures and the club’s chairman, Tom Wagner, described the move as a “a statement of intent”. He said: “We are setting the bar at world-class. Tom is both investing and committing his time and extensive expertise.

“As chair of the advisory board Tom will have a direct impact on the club. The men’s, women’s and academy teams are going to benefit from the knowledge. The goal that Tom has committed to own is to make Birmingham a respected leader in nutrition, health, wellness and recovery across the world of football.”

Knighthead Capital completed its takeover on 13 July and has since appointed Garry Cook as CEO and Hope Powell as women’s technical director. “Success does not come overnight,” Wagner said. “It takes time. But when you have great leaders in place everything becomes possible.”

Brady told the club’s website: “Birmingham is an iconic club with so much history and passion and to be part of the Blues is a real honour for me. BCFC is built on teamwork and determination and I’m excited to work alongside the board, management and players to make our second-city club second to none.

“I’ve been part of some amazing teams in my day, and I’m looking forward to applying my perspective to create that same success here in Birmingham.”