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‘Always advance, never retreat’: Bill Foley seals Bournemouth takeover

A view of Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium before last month’s game against Everton.
Bill Foley’s company Black Knight Football Club has taken 100% ownership of Bournemouth. Photograph: Tony McArdle/Everton FC/Getty Images

Bill Foley has completed his takeover of Bournemouth from Maxim Demin after the deal was ratified by the Premier League. The American businessman’s company Black Knight Football Club has taken 100% ownership.

Foley will assume the role of chairman and is due to attend the next home match, against Crystal Palace on New Year’s Eve. He owns and founded ice hockey’s Vegas Golden Knights and his takeover means that more than half the Premier League’s clubs have minority or majority US shareholders.

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