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Everton's decade-long search for new investment has borne fruit with British-Iranian billionaire Farhad Moshiri set to take a 49.9 per cent stake subject to Premier League approval. Everton were in talks over a £200 million sale of the club to an American consortium led by ex-San Diego Padres owner John Jay Moores and fellow entrepreneur Charles Noell but Moshiri has stolen a march on them. His close relationship with Everton's chairman Bill Kenwright and willingness to allow the 70-year-old to remain in a position of power at the club was a factor in clinching the deal, according to British media. Blackpool apology Blackpool have issued an apology to Bradford for playing the song 'We didn't start the fire' on the Bloomfield Road sound system at Saturday's League One match between the two clubs. Bradford hold an annual memorial in tribute to the 56 supporters who died in the Bradford fire disaster in 1985 and in May last year the city staged a special Remembrance Service to mark its 30th anniversary. Blackpool have said the choice of song at Saturday's game was unintentional after some of Bradford's supporters took offence at the lyrics. Insigne robbed at gunpoint Napoli forward...

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