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TOP U.S TYCOON BACKS A ‘GIANT’ IN GOOLE

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 August 2026

By Robin Jones

A US-based investor has been appointed as vice chairman of Goole AFC – even though he has yet to see the Northern Counties East Division One side play or even visit the East Yorkshire town.
Businessman Michael Becker, a digital health entrepreneur who lives in Wisconsin 3,800 miles away, has followed the fortunes of the Vikings for the last 18 months since he was told about them by a contact while investing in Northern Ireland side Carrick Rangers.
Now after having extensively researched both the club and town from across the Atlantic, Becker has decided to inv...

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