Gold and Sullivan take over West Ham

Tue, 01/19/2010 - 06:45 EDT story from admin
 

Former Birmingham owners David Gold and David Sullivan have taken control of West Ham after acquiring a 50 percent stake in the English Premier League club, they confirmed on Tuesday.The announcement came after Tony Fernandes, the chief executive of AirAsia and the boss of the Lotus Formula One team, confirmed that he had pulled out of the race.The Malaysian businessman posted a message on Twitter which read: "Deal lost on West Ham. Hopefully new owners protect what's good. We gave awesome deal and new ideas to rejuvenate a club and bring excitement."

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