{"id":115273,"date":"2024-08-16T04:52:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T04:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/16\/singer-ed-sheeran-buys-minority-stake-in-hometown-football-club-ipswich-football-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-08-16T04:52:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T04:52:33","slug":"singer-ed-sheeran-buys-minority-stake-in-hometown-football-club-ipswich-football-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/16\/singer-ed-sheeran-buys-minority-stake-in-hometown-football-club-ipswich-football-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer Ed Sheeran buys minority stake in hometown football club Ipswich | Football News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-112557398,imgsize-22490.cms?fit=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Singer Ed Sheeran buys minority stake in hometown football club Ipswich | Football News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Singer Ed Sheeran buys minority stake in hometown football club Ipswich | Football News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Renowned singer <!-- -->Ed Sheeran<!-- --> has acquired a small ownership stake in <!-- -->Ipswich Town<!-- -->, the <!-- -->Premier League<!-- --> club from his hometown that recently achieved promotion. The club announced on Thursday that Sheeran&#8217;s stake amounts to 1.4%, although he will not be joining the board of directors.<br \/>As a frequent spectator at Ipswich&#8217;s home games, Sheeran will now have his own executive box at the Portman Road Stadium, as stated by the club.The singer&#8217;s investment in the team is seen as a dream come true for any passionate <!-- -->football<!-- --> supporter.<br \/>&#8220;Really excited to announce that I have bought a small percentage of my hometown football club Ipswich Town,&#8221; Sheeran, 33, posted on Instagram. &#8220;It&#8217;s any football fan&#8217;s dream to be an owner in the club they support and I feel so grateful for the opportunity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve lived in Suffolk since I was three, and although I have travelled the world and sometimes feel like an outsider in big cities, Suffolk and Ipswich have always made me feel part of a community and protected. 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