The representative of Real Madrid and the English national team became a teammate of the Birmingham Phoenix cricket team. According to Gerel, the football player added a 1% share of the franchise for an amount of approximately 800. It is clear that the agreement will be officially confirmed in the middle.

This period is part of large-scale changes in the structure of the team's leaders. Last year, all cricket franchises were put up for sale. As a result, the American investment group Knighthead Capital Management added a 49% stake in Birmingham Phoenix for 48 million pounds, while Warwickshire cricket club retained a controlling stake of 51%.

Varto points out that Bellingham's combination with Knighthead is not a coincidence. The American company itself is the owner of the local football club Jude - Birmingham City.

In addition, among the investors of the group there is another prominent name in the world of sports - the legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady.

For Bellingham, investment in cricket is backed by a special interest in the sport.. As a child, he actively played for the junior team of the Hagley cricket club in Worcestershire.. And at the hour of one of the recent interviews, which showed which athletes wanted to switch places for one day, Jude without a word named the captain of the England national team from test cricket Ben.