World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) champion James Bord is on the brink of acquiring Scottish Championship soccer team Dunfermline Athletic. James Bord, above, is hoping to bring the kind of success to Dunfermline that his data-loving mentors, Tony Bloom and Matthew Benham, have brought to Brighton and Brentford, respectively. (Image: Cordopolis) The Brit, who won the WSOP’s European Main Event in London in 2010 for $1.1 million, is leading a consortium of investors in a bid for the 75% stake currently held by German soccer investment group DAFC Fussball GmbH. The Scottish Football Association (SFA) is expected to approve the sale to Bord and his fellow investors, US citizens Wai Yin Kelly Kung and Justin Royce Harkema. The parties are set to meet next week to complete the purchase of the team, which plays in Scotland’s second tier, The Daily Mail reports. The group already has a minority ownership in Spanish La Liga 2 team Cordoba CF. Who is… Read More
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