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Frangulis is the boyfriend of three-time female grand slam champion Aryna Sabalenka.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The uniqueness of this fund is also owing to its contributions from high-level athletes,&#8221; Le Mans President Thierry Gomez said in a statement. &#8220;Novak Djokovic, Felipe Massa and Kevin Magnussen will become part of the adventure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>No financial details are given.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic is the owner of the male record <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">24 Grand Slam Titles<\/span> In tennis. <\/p>\n<p>A 38-year-old Serbian won <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">100 career titles<\/span> whole.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Magnussen, 32, drove nearly 200 races in Formula 1, securing one podium and one pole position. But the Danish drivers did. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Not held by the Haas<\/span> His contract expired at the end of last year.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Le Mans Football Club will launch its league campaign on August 9th.<\/p>\n<p>Le Mans &#8211; a small city in northwest France &#8211; also hosts famous people <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">24 hours of endurance car racing.<\/span> ___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/le-mans-soccer-france-djokovic-82b24be9c3124d314b7adca7d96fbb3c\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le Mans, France (AP) &#8211; 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. 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