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Chinese sports commentator Tang Hui revealed that he has completed the purchase of Spanish Segunda División B side FC Jumilla.
Tang is an experienced La Liga commentator who once worked in PPTV Sports. The other two investors are Li Xiang, Tang’s colleague and their Argentinean business partner Ruben Iglesias.
As one of Tang’s Weibo posts said:”Li Xiang and I have completed the purchase of Segunda División B side FC Jumilla. Our business partner Ruben Iglesias becomes the Club’s new President, Li will act as Vice President and I will serve as a board director.”
“Meanwhile, Benito Abellan has been appointed Sporting Director. We have also invited Pichi Lucas, former manager of the third-tier Spanish club Real Oviedo, to become Jumilla’s new manager.”
Fútbol Club Jumilla is a football team based in Jumilla, in the autonomous region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 2011, it competes in the Spanish third-tier league Segunda División B—Group 4, playing home games at Estadio Municipal de La Hoya.
Source: Sina Weibo
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