Soccer-Coventry City takeover approved by EFL


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 11 Jan 2023

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion - Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, Britain - December 4, 2021 General view outside the stadium before the match Action Images/Andrew Boyers

(Reuters) - Businessman Doug King has become the new majority owner of Coventry City, the English second-tier Championship side said on Tuesday.

King, CEO of Stratford-upon-Avon based Yelo Enterprises, acquired an 85% stake in the club from previous owners SISU Capital Ltd and the purchase has been ratified by the English Football League (EFL), Coventry said in a statement.

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