Ipswich City fan Ed Sheeran has laid out a few of his wealth to purchase a small stake within the membership following their promotion to the Premier League.
The Tractor Boys will kick off their first top-flight marketing campaign for 22 years at residence to Liverpool in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off having achieved back-to-back promotions to rise from League One to the Premier League.
Musician Sheeran has been the membership’s shirt sponsor all through that phenomenal rise, and has now bought a 1.4% stake within the membership. In return, he can have ‘long-term use of an government field at Portman Street stadium, which he has personalised forward of the 2024/25 season.’
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Ipswich have been at pains to level out that Sheeran has not been appointed to the membership board and that his funding in membership co-owners Gamechanger 20 is ‘a passive and minority funding solely’.
Sheeran mentioned in a membership assertion: “I’m actually excited to have purchased a small share of my hometown soccer membership. It’s any soccer fan’s dream to be an proprietor of the membership they help, and I really feel so grateful for this chance.
“I’ve lived in Suffolk since I used to be three years outdated and, whereas I journey the world and typically really feel like an outsider in large cities, Suffolk and Ipswich have at all times made me really feel a part of the neighborhood and guarded.
Matt Holland is becoming a member of the Ipswich board
“It’s such a pleasure to be a fan of Ipswich City. There are ups and downs however soccer is all about taking the highs and the lows. I’m not a voting shareholder or a board member, that is simply me placing some cash into the membership I really like and them returning the gesture, so please don’t get onto me with signing solutions or techniques to play!
Ipswich have nevertheless made some adjustments to the make-up of their board, with former midfielder Matt Holland becoming a member of the board of administrators having beforehand served as a membership ambassador.
Becoming a member of Holland is former Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry, whereas Florida Panthers co-owner Travis Viola has joined the Gamechanger 20 board. The pair have been a part of a consortium that bought 44% of Gamechanger earlier this yr.
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