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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
Sport
Dave Powell

Liverpool and FSG partners RedBird deliver on takeover promise at Toulouse

Liverpool part-owners RedBird Capital Partners have sealed their first major football success after Toulouse sealed promotion back to French football's top flight.

RedBird, who own 11 per cent of Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group, ergo having a stake in the Reds, the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Penguins and other FSG properties in the empire, took a majority stake of Toulouse in the summer of 2020 following Les Violets' relegation from Ligue 1 to Ligue 2.

Having gone close last season, Toulouse finally booked their return to French football's top tier on Monday following a 2-0 win at home to Niort. Goals from Brecht Dejaeghere and Ado Onaiwu settled the contest in front of 24,000 fans at Stadium TFC, the three points putting them 11 clear of third placed Auxerre to ensure that they could not be caught and would be guaranteed one of the two automatic promotion places.

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