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The Brazilian club’s current owners are... 777 Partners.
The return of Michael Edwards to the Liverpool FC fold or more accurately to Fenway Sports Group, has revealed that LFC’s owners are looking to set up their own multi-club model. The appointments of Pedro Marques and Julian Ward in roles in this new setup are also geared with an eye to this. Now it appears that FSG are about to make their first move, with reports out of Brazil saying that FSG are interested in purchasing Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, usually referred to as Vasco da Gama, based in Rio de Janeiro.
A Fenway Sports Group (FSG), dona majoritária das ações do Liverpool, mostrou em interesse em adquirir a SAF do Vasco.
O grupo americano já realizou uma sondagem nesse sentido, uma vez que acenou com a possibilidade de investir em uma rede multiclubes.
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This isn’t surprising, as there were reports that FSG were interested in purchasing Cruzerio three years ago, only for legendary Brazilian striker Ronaldo to pip them to the purchase of his former club.
It’s worth noting that the current owners of Vasco are 777 Partners, the American private investment company whose proposed takeover of Everton has been hanging in the balance due to a host of financial issues. There have been reports of a court case brought by a London company in New York that made several allegations, including fraud against 777. An Australian airline owned by 777 also entered administration recently. Other clubs in their portfolio have also been affected, with Belgian club Standard Liege having their match against Westerlo abandoned due to fan protests against its owners after reports emerged of players not being paid and a transfer ban being imposed on the club.
With all that said, there are definitely callbacks to FSG’s purchase of Liverpool, when they pried the club out of potential bankruptcy from Hicks and Gillett’s grubby hands. 777 are clearly desperate for cash, and FSG would get a historic club back on the cheap. We’ll see how this unfolds.
