Tom Wagner, an American hedge fund manager agreed to buy 45.64% of Birmingham City under his group Shelby Companies Limited. For reference, 24% of those shares come from Birmingham Sports Holdings Limited. The other 21.64% is from Oriental Rainbow Investments and Achiever Global Group. As a result, Wagner also takes full control of the club's […]

London (AFP) – Championship leaders Newcastle ensured pole position at Christmas thanks to a 2-1 win at Burton Albion, while Gianfranco Zola's debut as Birmingham manager ended in a frustrating 2-1 defeat against Brighton on Saturday. Rafael Benitez's Newcastle took the lead in the 15th minute of their first ever meeting with Burton when former […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola is back in management after being hired as the new boss of Championship club Birmingham on Wednesday. Zola has been appointed at St Andrew's just 24 hours after the second-tier team's new Asian owners sacked previous manager Gary Rowett. The 50-year-old, widely regarded as one of Chelsea's all-time […]

London (AFP) – Steve Bruce remains unbeaten as Aston Villa manager but his side were unable to get the better of one of his former clubs Birmingham City as their Championship match ended 1-1 on Sunday. Bruce, who played for Birmingham and had a six year stint as manager before upping sticks in 2007, has […]

London (AFP) – Chinese group Trillion Trophy Asia (TTA) completed their lengthy takeover of English club Birmingham City on Monday making it the third club based in the city to fall under Chinese control. The confirmation of the purchase of the second tier side by TTA — who are controlled by 55-year-old Hong Kong businessman […]

Hong Kong (AFP) – Former Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung on Monday lost his appeal in Hong Kong's top court against a six-year prison sentence for money laundering. The 56-year-old was jailed for six years in March 2014 on five charges of laundering HK$721 million (US$93 million) in a case that gripped the southern Chinese […]

When supporters lambast the unrelentingly tiresome antics of modern day footballers, Manchester City’s legendary goalkeeper Bert Trautmann is held up as a pillar of spirit and resilience. During the 1956 FA Cup final City and Birmingham City, Trautmann was involved in a sickening collision with opposing forward Peter Murphy with the score at 3-1 in […]