How much did Tom Brady invest in Birmingham City FC's ownership? Details emerge of NFL icon's share in $58,540,000 franchise's owners
Tom Brady's investments have become somewhat of a talking point in his retirement. The seven-time Super Bowl champion kicked off his investment spree by investing in the WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces last March. Since then, there was intense speculation that Brady would look to invest in the Las Vegas Raiders, who are also owned by Mark Davis.
Brady's deal to become a minority owner in the NFL with the Raiders may have stalled but he is certainly expanding his horizons.
Last year, English soccer club Birmingham City FC unveiled Brady as a part-owner of the team. Details of his ownership stake were hard to come by, but soccer finance expert Kieran Maguire has since brought them to light.
Full details of Tom Brady's investment in Birmingham City FC
Throw the official details of the shareholders in the franchise, Maguire revealed that the Patriots legend owns all the 'B' shares in Shelby Companies Limited, the company that owns Birmingham City.
Brady owns 330 of those 'B' shares which cost 3.3 pence in all, which amounts to less than 50 cents.
Brady's shares in Shelby Companies also hold no voting rights.
Investigative Martin Calladine earlier raised an alarm over why Birmingham City FC's owners were parading Tom Brady as a minority owner without divulging any details of his ownership.
In a tweet at the time, Calladine said:
"I think it’s problematic because what’s being done there is it’s obscuring the true nature of the ownership of these businesses.”
Calladine claimed that Brady was no more than a 'paid pitchman' and acquired a minority stake in the franchise for a sum that was far below market value.
Tom Brady's bid to become a part-NFL owner still up in the air
The wait for Brady to officially be crowned an NFL owner goes on.
There have been a few updates over the past three months over where the league stands regarding Brady's Raiders ownership bid. In October last year, ProFootballTalk reported that Brady was looking at a 5-10% slice of the franchise.
In March 2024, Goodell told reporters:
“We go through a very thorough process on all ownership transfers. So we’re just going through that process. We’ve been in touch with their side and the Raiders. I think it’s making progress.”
NFL owners are slated to meet on May 21-22 in Nashville, Tennessee but it's uncertain if they will vote on approving Brady's move to buy a stake in the Raiders.