US investor purchases Olympique Marseille

American head honcho Frank McCourt on Monday formally finished his buy of French Ligue 1 side Marseille, his interchanges office affirmed.

                      

The 63-year-old previous proprietor of the Los Angeles Dodgers marked the vital printed material in Paris having gone into select dialogs to purchase Marseille from proprietor Margarita Louis-Dreyfus on August 29.

McCourt's possession produces results on Monday with his new club president Jacques-Henri Eyraud, landing at the group's Velodrome stadium to check the begin of another period following 20 years under the control of the Louis-Dreyfus family.

The Boston-conceived McCourt turns into the most recent American to take control of an European football club after Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Roma all have US proprietors.