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The San Francisco 49ers have increased their stake in Leeds United to 37%, the Premier League club have announced.
Paraag Marathe, the president of 49ers Enterprises who was already a member of the Yorkshire club’s board, becomes the Whites’ vice-chairman and will be “more involved in the decision-making process and day-to-day operations,” Leeds said in a statement. The NFL franchise bought an initial 15% stake from the Leeds chairman and majority owner, Andrea Radrizzani, in 2018.
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