Football: US Tycoon Completes Marseille Purchase
Zeeshan Mehtab Published October 17, 2016 | 11:00 PM
PARIS, , (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Oct, 2016 ) - American tycoon Frank McCourt on Monday officially completed his purchase of French Ligue 1 side Marseille, his communications office confirmed.
The 63-year-old former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers signed the necessary paperwork in Paris having entered into exclusive discussions to buy Marseille from owner Margarita Louis-Dreyfus on August 29.
McCourt's ownership takes effect on Monday with his new club president Jacques-Henri Eyraud, arriving at the team's Velodrome stadium to mark the start of a new era after 20 years under the control of the Louis-Dreyfus family.
The Boston-born McCourt becomes the latest American to take control of a European football club after Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Roma all have US owners.
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