Tom Brady leaving Birmingham City as minority owner, club announces

Tom Brady’s foray into the other football has come to an end. Three years after becoming a minority owner of second-tier English club Birmingham City, Brady is not longer with the club, Birmingham announced Monday. “Birmingham City Football Club expresses its sincere gratitude to Tom Brady for his involvement with and unwavering support for the Club over the last three years,” the club said in a statement. “It was truly amazing to have someone with Tom’s experience and passion associated with the Club, and the Club looks forward to continuing to build on that foundation from the training ground to the Birmingham community.” Brady purchased a minority stake in the club in August 2023, as part of a partnership with New York-based investment firm Knighthead Capital Management, which had bought Birmingham City the month before. As an owner, Brady had a 3.3% stake in the team and also served as the chairman of the club’s advisory board. Though the future Pro Football Hall of Famer will no longer be an owner across the pond, Brady is still a minority owner of two teams stateside: the Las Vegas Aces and the Las Vegas Raiders. Birmingham City competes in the Championship, which is the second tier of English football. A year into Brady’s tenure as an owner, Birmingham City was relegated to third-division League One for the first time since 1995. However, the team finished first in League One to be promoted back to the Championship the following year. Birmingham City is currently at the top of the Championship after a 8W-5D-2L record to start the season. A top-two finish in the Championship table would earn Birmingham City an automatic promotion to the Premier League.