Championship: Sunderland AFC sold to investors grouped around Britain's Stewart Donald

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"Ellis Short (USA), owner of Sunderland AFC (Sky Bet Championship), has agreed to sell the club to an international consortium of football investors. The deal, which is subject only to English Football League approval, will see ownership pass to a group led by Stewart Donald (UK), chairman of Eastleigh FC (National, English 5th division),...

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