{"id":806217,"date":"2026-08-07T21:27:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/806217\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:27:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:27:17","slug":"udonis-haslem-buys-stake-in-english-soccer-team-owned-by-ed-sheeran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/806217\/","title":{"rendered":"Udonis Haslem buys stake in English soccer team owned by Ed Sheeran"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miami\u2019s Udonis Haslem<\/a> has diversified his sports portfolio and dove in feet-first by joining Ed Sheeran as a minority owner of Ipswich Town Football Club in the English Premier League (EPL).<\/p>\n

The Miami Heat legend brings as many NBA titles (three) to the table as Ipswich has won in its history, with one Premier League title (1961-62), Football Association (FA) Cup (1977-78), and European trophy (1980-81). If you haven\u2019t already picked a favorite team following the FIFA World Cup fever<\/a>, those interested can watch Haslem\u2019s (and Sheeran\u2019s) Tractor Boys play against the likes of Erling Haaland\u2019s Manchester City, Manchester United, and Liverpool this season starting Aug. 21.<\/p>\n

Haslem, whose media team hasn\u2019t responded to messages or calls seeking comment, celebrated the purchase with a post on Instagram, writing, \u201cBasketball has been my life, but I\u2019ve always respected the culture and impact of football. Proud to announce that last September, I became a minority owner of Ipswich Town Football Club.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I first saw the club\u2019s motto \u2018Running Towards Adversity\u2019 I knew this was a club I wanted to be part of. Something I\u2019ve believed in my entire career. Then I met the people behind the club, and it became clear it was more than just words. It\u2019s who they are. That\u2019s the only kind of culture I want to be around.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m excited to support what\u2019s being built at Ipswich\u2026both on and off the pitch. Miami to Portman Road. NBA to the Premier League. Let\u2019s go, Blues!\u201d<\/p>\n

For those wondering about Ipswich Town\u2019s crest: no, that isn\u2019t the Trojan Horse from Christopher Nolan\u2019s Homer\u2019s Odyssey. The thick, white horse is actually a Suffolk Punch, historically used by farmers in the area.<\/p>\n

Founded in 1878, Ipswich Town is one of England\u2019s oldest football clubs. Many of England\u2019s most famous clubs were also established in the late 19th century, making Ipswich part of the country\u2019s earliest generation of football teams.<\/p>\n

The club has spent most of its 147-year history in England\u2019s lower divisions but has occasionally earned promotion to the top-flight EPL. Ipswich Town finished second in England\u2019s second division during the 2025-26, so they\u2019ll be playing against the best teams in the country this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Miami\u2019s Udonis Haslem has diversified his sports portfolio and dove in feet-first by joining Ed Sheeran as a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":806218,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3778],"tags":[7,355,144,295,189,3881,6,1326],"class_list":["post-806217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami-heat","tag-basketball","tag-celebrities","tag-heat","tag-miami","tag-miami-heat","tag-miamiheat","tag-nba","tag-soccer"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/117056349292952225","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=806217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806217\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/806218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=806217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=806217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=806217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}