• <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.ft.com/content/c74b5e96-c1ab-463e-9c4f-3e469e543d6d" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">The new owners of French football team Olympique Lyonnais</a> plan to float their multi-club business in the US this year through a blank check company, targeting a $1.2 billion valuation in what would be a first for the football industry.<img src="https://images.aposto.com/2023/0/3/1674071681972.png" style="display: block; float: none; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" ratio="1.79" width="550" alt="John Textor" fr-original-style="display: block; float: none; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">via FT<ul fr-original-style="padding-inline-start: 20px;" style="padding-inline-start: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; list-style-position: inside; box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Zoom in: Eagle Football Holdings, a London-based company controlled by US businessman John Textor, completed the purchase of Lyon on December 19 in a deal valuing the Ligue 1 club at €800 million. The group also owns Brazilian club Botafogo, Belgian second-tier club RWD Molenbeek, and a 40% stake in Premier League club Crystal Palace.</li></ul>

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