Soccer-Ed Sheeran buys minority stake in hometown club Ipswich


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Ipswich Town v Norwich City - Portman Road, Ipswich, Britain - December 16, 2023 Singer Ed Sheeran in the stands before the match Action Images/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

(Reuters) - Singer Ed Sheeran fulfilled "any football fan's dream" and purchased a minority stake in his hometown club, the newly-promoted Premier League side Ipswich Town.

Sheeran's total stake in the club is 1.4% and he will not join their board, Ipswich said in a statement on Thursday.

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