(Reuters) - Former NFL player J.J. Watt and his wife, former U.S. international soccer player Kealia Watt, announced on Monday that they are investing in the English soccer club Burnley FC.
Burnley secured automatic promotion back to the Premier League in early April after only one season in the second tier, finishing first in the Championship.
"When you invest in a club that’s been around since 1882, you must have great respect for its history and tradition," they said in a statement."We understand that not only are we investing in the squad and manager, we’re investing in the town and its people." "This is a conversation that has been happening for some time and over the course of this season we’ve been hugely impressed by their passion and interest in both the club and the Burnley community."Watt, three-times Defensive Player of the Year in the National Football League, announced his retirement in December. He is widely considered among the greatest-ever defensive players.
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