Brady exits Birmingham ownership as Blues sit top of Championship
Tom Brady has stepped down as a minority investor in Birmingham City after three years, with the club offering no explanation for his exit while sitting top of the Championship.
Birmingham City have confirmed the departure of Tom Brady as a minority investor, ending a three-year involvement that began in 2023, according to Guardian Championship via Reuters.
The club gave no reason for Brady's exit, which was announced on Monday and comes as the Blues sit top of the Championship table after 15 matches, Sky Sports Football reported.
In a statement, the club said: "Birmingham City Football Club expresses its sincere gratitude to Tom Brady for his involvement with and unwavering support for the Club over the last three years. It was truly amazing to have someone with Tom's experience and passion associated with the Club, and the Club looks forward to continuing to build on that foundation from the training ground to the Birmingham community."
The announcement arrives at a striking moment in Birmingham's rebuild. The club have not played in the Premier League since 2011, and were relegated to League One in 2024 before securing an immediate return to the Championship, according to Yahoo Sports.
Their current position at the summit of the second tier represents the club's highest standing in 15 years, making the timing of Brady's departure all the more unexpected.
Brady had also fronted his own documentary chronicling his ownership stake and commitment to the project, though Yahoo Sports noted the reception to both the film and his role at the club had been lukewarm.
The seven-times Super Bowl champion's exit from Birmingham leaves him with a sprawling business portfolio that still spans part-ownership of the Las Vegas Raiders, the Las Vegas Aces, and the Vegas Night Owls pickleball franchise, as detailed by Yahoo Sports.
His other interests include the wellness brand NOBULL, an electric boat racing team, a real estate portfolio, a card-collecting company, two production companies, and a role as a strategic adviser to Delta, alongside his reported $375 million contract as lead NFL analyst for Fox Sports.
No financial details of the Birmingham departure have been disclosed, and the club's statement made no reference to any replacement investor or change in the ownership structure beyond Brady's exit.
Birmingham's focus now turns back to the pitch, where their position at the top of the Championship keeps them on course for a return to the Premier League for the first time since 2011, with the club pressing on with the campaign regardless of the boardroom change.