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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tom Garry

Bristol City hope ‘first of its kind’ takeover will provide blueprint for future

Victoire Cogevina Reynal
Mercury13, led by its co-founder and co-CEO, Victoire Cogevina Reynal, also owns the Italian side Como Women. Photograph: Sportimage Ltd/Alamy

Figures from Mercury13 have said they want their purchase of Bristol City Women to allow “hundreds of millions of pounds to flow in” to the women’s game from other investors. They believe their deal will provide a blueprint for how to separate a women’s team from a men’s club.

Mercury13, which also owns Italian side Como Women, completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Bristol City on 18 September, subject to league approval. The WSL 2 side’s new era began with a 1-0 victory at Southampton on Sunday.

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