{"id":2182661,"date":"2025-12-01T10:41:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T10:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2182661"},"modified":"2025-12-01T10:41:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T10:41:05","slug":"truro-city-dawn-sports-and-entertainment-buy-stake-in-national-league-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/truro-city-dawn-sports-and-entertainment-buy-stake-in-national-league-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Truro City: Dawn Sports and Entertainment buy stake in National League club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Truro City&#8217;s owners have sold an 8.33% stake in the National League club to an American investor.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Dawn Sports and Entertainment LLC (DSE) owns the newly formed Oklahoma United FC, which plays in the National Premier Soccer League.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It is the first significant stake that Canadian-based owners Ontario Inc have sold since <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/67546796\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">buying the club two years ago. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;This is only the first step of what we believe will become a defining partnership,&#8221; DSE chief executive Abdullah Ashraf <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/trurocity.co.uk\/2025\/12\/club-statement-dawn-sports-entertainment-llc\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">said in a statement<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We see enormous potential in Truro City not just as a football club, but as a regional institution that deserves the structure, investment, and ambition needed to rise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Our plans will focus on shifting momentum quickly and then prioritising targeted investment into infrastructure, training environments, operational standards, and long-term facilities the club needs to grow sustainably.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Truro City won National League South in an exciting title race at the end of last season, earning promotion to the fifth tier for the first time in their history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Cornish club are currently bottom of the National League having lost their past five matches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Abdullah and the crew from DSE are focused on helping us build on what we&#8217;ve started at Truro City,&#8221; club chairman Eric Perez said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;They believe in the club, and first and foremost they believe in Cornwall as a place, its people, and culture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I have no doubt the future looks bright for football in Cornwall, and DSE will be a great addition to the Truro City family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.bbc.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Truro City&#8217;s owners have sold an 8.33% stake in the National League club to an American investor. Dawn Sports and Entertainment LLC (DSE) owns the newly formed Oklahoma United FC, which plays in the National Premier Soccer League. 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