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GET SET FOR THE ALL NEW 219-ERS!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
20 September 2026

American scholars to play at Step 6
By Paul Smith

WE’VE already seen a growing trend of American ownership of English football clubs – now meet the first ever football club made up entirely of players from the United States.
FC 219 is the brainchild of Liverpool-born entrepreneur Tom Baker who, based from Austin, Texas, runs 219 Sports, an international sports and education consultancy that sources scholarships for talented UK athletes at universities across the USA.
Launched six years ago, 219 Sports holds a verified partnership with League Football Education (LFE), t...

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