"It’s any football fan’s dream to be an owner of the club they support" Ed Sheeran has purchased a stake in the Ipswich Town football club – find out more below. The singer-songwriter, who has been a lifelong fan of the football club, has purchased a minority stake amounting 1.4 per cent according to the Ipswich Town football club in a statement .
Sheeran has been the front of shirt sponsor for the Men’s and Women’s teams since 2021 . According to the Ipswich Town football club’s statement, Sheeran’s stake in the club is a “passive and minority investment”, and will not result in the musician joining the board or becoming a voting shareholder. As of now, Sheeran’s only perk that comes with the minority stake purchase is the “long-term use of an executive box at Portman Road stadium, which he has personalised ahead of the 2024/25 season”.
Ed Sheeran. Credit: Stephen Pond/Getty Images Sheeran said in the statement: “I am really excited to have bought a small percentage of my hometown football club. It’s any football fan’s dream to be an owner of the club they support, and I feel so grateful for this opportunity.
” “I have lived in Suffolk since I was three years old and, while I travel the world and sometimes feel like an outsider in big cities, Suffolk and Ipswich have always made me feel part of the community and protected,” he continued. “It’s such a joy to be a fan of Ipswich Town. There are ups and downs but football is all about taki.