Soccer-American golfers Spieth, Thomas part of 49ers group in Leeds takeover

FILE PHOTO: Golf - The 2020 Ryder Cup - Whistling Straits, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S. - September 25, 2021 Team USA's Jordan Spieth and Team USA's Justin Thomas react on the 16th green after winning the hole during the Foursomes REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

(Reuters) - Jordan Spieth and fellow American golfer Justin Thomas have bought shares in the 49ers group which is in the process of taking over English soccer club Leeds United.

The group 49ers Enterprises, the investment arm of the NFL franchise San Francisco 49ers, has been a shareholder in Leeds since its initial investment in May, 2018.