Tom Brady has relinquished his minority share in Sky Bet Championship leaders Birmingham, the club have confirmed. The seven-time Super Bowl winner bought a stake in the club as part of the 2023 takeover by the Knighthead group, headed by his friend and business partner Tom Wagner.
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Arsenal took advantage of Manchester City’s defeat by Brighton as they edged a thrilling encounter at Liverpool to move three points clear at the top of the Premier League. Back-to-back losses for City handed the Gunners the opportunity to seize control of the title race, but they faced a difficult task against a rapidly improving Reds. They broke the deadlock in the 16th minute when Declan Rice’s ball across the face of goal was turned in by Kai Havertz at the back post.
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Arsenal’s 100 per cent start to their Premier League title defence ended in emphatic fashion as Brighton secured a stunning win against Mikel Arteta’s dumbstruck side. Arsenal arrived at the Amex Stadium with ambitions of equalling a 123-year club record of eight straight victories to start a season, but that piece of history looked in doubt right from the kick-off, with a rampant Brighton side delivering a masterclass against the champions.
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Igor Thiago scored his first Premier League goal of the season as unbeaten Brentford scored three times in the second half to beat west London neighbours Chelsea convincingly. Brentford opened the scoring in the 61st minute through Jaidon Anthony Chelsea pushed hard for an equaliser but were hit on the counter-attack late on with Thiago on hand to give the Bees breathing-room.
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Newcastle United have confirmed the appointment of Matthias Jaissle as the club’s new head coach following the departure of Eddie Howe. The 38-year-old former Al Ahli boss, who met up with the players at their preseason training camp in Spain’s La Manga over the weekend, has started work after the relevant paperwork was finally completed. Newcastle are reported to have paid significant compensation to Al Ahli, in excess of £9 million to secure Jaissle’s services on a four-year deal.
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