THE billionaire twins who claimed they “invented Facebook” person officially go co-owners of an English non-league side.
American tech moguls Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss person finalised a £3.5million concern successful eighth tier outfit Real Bedford.
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss person finalised a £3.5m concern successful eighth tier broadside Real BedfordThe Winklevoss’ whitethorn beryllium champion known from the Oscar winning movie ‘The Social Network’, wherever their aboriginal relation successful Facebook was portrayed by Armie Hammer.
The brothers, who unsuccessfully sued Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2004, person since gone connected to recovered cryptocurrency speech Gemini and person a nett worthy of £2.14billion.
Their woody successful Real Bedford sees them instrumentality a 45 per cent involvement successful the nine to go co-owners.
A woody successful rule for their concern was reached and announced successful April 2024 aft Gemini started its sponsorship successful January 2022.
But last documents were lone signed connected Wednesday aft afloat presumption were agreed.
The concern is successful cash, not bitcoin, contrary to reports past year, according to Sky Sports.
The identical twins volition enactment alongside president and proprietor Peter McCormack, who is simply a cryptocurrency podcaster.
The concern volition beryllium utilized for the improvement of a grooming centre, the motorboat of a endowment academy and to proceed supporting younker football.
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McCormack bought Real Bedford – past successful the 10th tier and called Bedford FC – successful January 2022.
He told the BBC: “The information the Winklevoss twins are present co-owners is massive.
“They privation to beryllium progressive successful the moving of the nine and I volition bash the day-to-day business but we volition beryllium speaking regularly.
“This concern is immense for the municipality of Bedford. The money volition beryllium utilized to assistance the nine prosecute its league ambitions.”
Rob Hepburn, a firm lawyer who advised the Winklevoss’ connected their investment, told Sky Sports: “It’s a truly breathtaking clip for the little leagues of shot successful England.
“We’ve seen the occurrence that Salford City and Wrexham person had with large injections of currency and Real Bedford look acceptable to proceed the trend.
“The woody illustrates again the entreaty of English shot to investors, peculiarly wherever determination is simply a media space to it.”
Away from business, the Winklevoss’ are besides known for having competed for the USA successful the men’s brace rowing astatine the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
In 2011, the brothers’ assertion that Zuckerberg stole their thought portion classmates astatine Harvard University was dismissed successful court arsenic a justice ordered them to judge a currency and banal colony successful the platform.
Real Bedford attracts an mean of lone 300 spectators per game, and the brace anticipation their concern tin assistance it ascent from the eighth tier to the Premier League.
Although that seems similar an unrealistic goal, the nine are apical of the Southern League Division One Central aft back-to-back promotions.
The squad is in discussions to merge with Bedford Town, which is successful the seventh tier.
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