{
  "id": 16029474,
  "title": "Black Knight’s Foley: We will do an AFC Bournemouth at Exeter Chiefs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/black-knights-foley-we-will-do-an-afc-bournemouth-at-exeter-chiefs",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-22T09:02:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/black-knights-foley-we-will-do-an-afc-bournemouth-at-exeter-chiefs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "AFC Bournemouth owner Bill Foley has announced plans to emulate Premier League club Bournemouth's strategies at Exeter Chiefs, the newly acquired rugby team. The Black Knight consortium, led by American Bill Foley, who also owns Oscar-winning actor Michael B Jordan, purchased Exeter Chiefs recently as part of a surge in investment into top-flight English rugby. Foley stated that he intends to replicate his success at Bournemouth, who secured Europa League qualifications for the first time despite their smaller stadium compared to Black Knight's other clubs. He outlined his intentions to enhance the business side of Exeter by attracting more sponsors and improving high-level ticketing. Foley emphasized that the primary goal is to improve the players' experience and make them feel more involved in the team. Black Knight is an investment firm with stakes in various sports clubs, including NHL's Vegas Golden Knights, A-League football side Auckland, Scottish Hibernian, and French Lorient. Their approach has proved successful, as evidenced by their acquisition of Bournemouth and their Premier League team, the Vegas Golden Knights.",
  "summary": "AFC Bournemouth owner Bill Foley has said he will replicate the Premier League club’s playbook at newly acquired Prem Rugby team Exeter Chiefs. Foley’s Black Knight consortium – which features Oscar winner Michael B Jordan – purchased Exeter Chiefs over the summer amid a flurry of inward investment into the English top flight rugby competition. [...]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}