777 Partners Agrees to Buy Everton, Tightening US Grip on English Football

  • Miami-based firm buying English club from Farhad Moshiri
  • US owners are tightening their grip on English football

Everton are currently 18th in the English Premier League.

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777 Partners LLC has agreed to buy Everton FC in a deal that will add another US investment firm to the growing ranks of owners in the world’s richest football league.

Miami-based 777 will acquire 94.1% of the English Premier League club from its owner Farhad Moshiri, according to a statement on Friday that confirmed a Bloomberg News report.