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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Your teams. Your favorite writers. Wherever you want them. Personalize SI with our new App. Install on iOS or Android.\u200B&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Retired U.S. soccer star Landon Donovan will join the new American-based ownership&amp;nbsp;group at Premier League club Swansea City, ESPN\u2019s Marc Stein reports.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Swansea City&amp;nbsp;announced&amp;nbsp;Sunday that an&amp;nbsp;American ownership team led by Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan has completed its purchase of the Welsh club, subject to final approval from the Premier League.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Levien&amp;nbsp;and Kaplan are leading an investment group that now controls a 60% stake of the club, which is currently valued at around $145 million. The rest of the shares will be retain by the Swansea City Supporters\u2019 Trust and a number of part owners, likely where Donovan fits into the puzzle.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Levien&amp;nbsp;is the managing general partner of Major League Soccer club D.C. United, while Kaplan is the executive vice-chairman of the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Swansea finished 12th in the Premier League table last season.\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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