SSV Ulm 1846 is celebrating its promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga. Now there’s another excuse to rejoice: a big-name US investor is becoming a member of the Sparrows.
An American invests tens of millions in SSV Ulm. The future second division group confirmed this to SWR. The sparrows can put the cash to good use.
Investor at SSV Ulm is the great-great-grandson of Henry Ford
According to the membership, the investor is Calvin Ford, he’s a great-great-grandson of the car pioneer Henry Ford. It is subsequently a single-digit million sum for the outsourced skilled division of SSV Ulm 1846 Football.
According to info from “Südwest Presse”, which first reported on it, it’s 3.4 million euros. The contact took place by means of intermediaries; there have been no private connections.
Investor doesn’t need to have any affect on soccer membership
The new investor has little interest in influencing the membership, managing director Markus Thiele instructed the newspaper. It’s simply in regards to the funding.
Broadcast on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 4:00 p.m., SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, SWR1 Baden-Württemberg