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The Winklevoss twins are investing in the “ultimate underdog story.” The twins just finalized a deal that gives them part-ownership of a semi-professional football club that wants to compete in the Premier League.
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss became part-owners of Real Bedford Football Club when their $4.5 million investment was finalized this week. The deal had been announced by the club in April, but the terms were only completed this week.
The brothers are partnering with Real Bedford's majority owner and Chairman Peter McCormack, a Bedford resident and cryptocurrency podcaster who bought the football club in 2021.
“Cameron, Tyler, and Peter all share a deep conviction in bitcoin and its ability to help supercharge RBFC’s quest to make it into the Premier League. Tyler and Cameron also understand first-hand the transformative power of sport,” the club said when it announced the deal.
The twins will each have a seat on the football club’s board of directors following their investment, which was made though Winklevoss Capital.
McCormack has already begun the process of rising through the leagues after winning back-to-back promotions in the last two years. The club now competes in the eighth tier of the English league system.
Real Bedford is aiming to emulate the achievements of Wrexham AFC, which was purchased by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in 2020. The Welsh club has already been promoted from being a non-league side to the third tier of the English football pyramid. Wrexham’s Hollywood-star owners are also aiming to bring their club to Premier League.
