Le Mans, France (AP) – Tennis Star Novak Djokovic The club is part of a group of investors who purchased stocks in French tier 2 football team Le Mans on Friday, along with former Formara 1 drivers Felipe Massa and Kevin Magnussen.
Le Mans said In a statement Join other new financial investors in the club, including Latin American sports investment firm Outfield and Georgios Frangulis, founder and CEO of Oakberry. Frangulis is the boyfriend of three-time female grand slam champion Aryna Sabalenka.
“The uniqueness of this fund is also owing to its contributions from high-level athletes,” Le Mans President Thierry Gomez said in a statement. “Novak Djokovic, Felipe Massa and Kevin Magnussen will become part of the adventure.”
No financial details are given.
Djokovic is the owner of the male record 24 Grand Slam Titles In tennis.
A 38-year-old Serbian won 100 career titles whole.
Massa won 11 races and won 41 podiums in her Formula 1 career. Driving towards the Ferrari, the popular Brazilian was within his whiskers of winning the 2008 title, only to Lewis Hamilton beat him in a dramatic finish in his final race. Hamilton won the title with 98 points 97.
Magnussen, 32, drove nearly 200 races in Formula 1, securing one podium and one pole position. But the Danish drivers did. Not held by the Haas His contract expired at the end of last year.
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Le Mans Football Club will launch its league campaign on August 9th.
Le Mans – a small city in northwest France – also hosts famous people 24 hours of endurance car racing. ___
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