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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Exclusive by Matt Hughes and Robert Kitson

AFC Bournemouth’s owner Bill Foley behind US takeover of Exeter Chiefs

Bill Foley with the co-owner Michael B Jordan at a Bournemouth game in December 2022
Bill Foley (centre) with the co-owner Michael B Jordan (left), now an Oscar winner, at a Bournemouth game in December 2022. Photograph: Zac Goodwin/PA

Bill Foley, owner of AFC Bournemouth, is poised to take control of Exeter Chiefs in a multimillion-pound deal that will bring Premier League and Hollywood glamour to English club rugby.

The Guardian revealed this week that Exeter’s chair, Tony Rowe, had agreed to sell the club to a wealthy American investor, and can now disclose the club’s new owner will be Foley’s multisport investment company, Black Knight Sports and Entertainment.

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