Tears For Fears’ Curt Smith Puts Hand Up For English Soccer Club
The TFF co-founder has contributed to a 50-strong investor group that is attempting to buy the English soccer team, Bath City FC.
Curt Smith, the co-founder of Tears For Fears, is considering investing in Bath City FC, the soccer team he grew up supporting in his hometown of Bath, England. The singer and songwriter has joined a 50-strong investor group aiming to purchase the club, which currently plays in the Southern League Premier Division South. The club's board and supporters' society have recommended a £6 million ($8.1 million) sale to inject much-needed investment into the team.
Smith, who now resides in the United States, grew up in Twerton, a neighborhood in Bath under-served by the local soccer team. The investor group is led by Andrew Stalbow, co-founder and CEO of a mobile entertainment company, who would become the club's chairman if the deal goes through. Smith expressed his enthusiasm for contributing to his home town, stating that the investment would benefit the local community.
This is not the first time Smith has shown support for a British soccer club; he previously served as a chairman and director of Watford FC, contributing millions to the club from 1976 to 2002. Other musicians with soccer connections include Ed Sheeran, Snoop Dogg, and Stormzy, while Norman Cook supported Brighton & Hove Albion FC in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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