Inside Tom Brady’s bad breakup from Birmingham City Football Club

See more of our coverage in your search results. Tom Brady has parted ways with the Birmingham City Football Club and it wasn’t a pretty split, according to a source familiar with the situation. On Monday, BCFC announced Brady’s departure on its website and expressed “sincere gratitude” for his association with the club. “Birmingham City Football Club expresses its sincere gratitude to Tom Brady for his involvement with and unwavering support for the Club over the last three years,” the statement read. Tom Brady, pictured at a Birmingham City Football Club game in 2024, is no longer a minority owner of the club. Offside via Getty Images “It was truly amazing to have someone with Tom’s experience and passion associated with the Club, and the Club looks forward to continuing to build on that foundation from the training ground to the Birmingham community,” they shared. Our source, however, told Page Six that Brady’s support of the club wavered and his disgust with the club became apparent after he was made chairman of their advisory board in 2023. Nearly eight weeks after Brady was appointed, the club hired Wayne Rooney as its head coach. “Rooney lasted 83 days and [Tom] questioned his work ethic,” the source said. BCFC announced his departure on Monday. (Pictured: Brady attending the EFL Trophy Final match in 2025.) Action Images via Reuters This criticism is in line with prior statements from Brady. In the 2025 doc, “Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues,” Brady delivered the “work ethic” line about Rooney and blasted the team from the 2023-24 season as “lazy and entitled.” Brady became a minority investor and chairman of the advisory board months after he announced his retirement from the NFL. “You may be asking, ‘What do you know about football, Tom?’ Well, let’s just say I’ve got a lot to learn,” Brady said in a video announcement on the club’s social media pages. “But I do know a few things about winning. I think they might translate pretty well. I know success starts with the work put in when the world isn’t watching,” he added. A source told Page Six that Brady, pictured with David Beckham at a BCFC match in 2024, stopped supporting the club. Getty Images It turns out he didn’t learn fast enough. “He used to always support. He would go to games and support on social, and do press for their season,” the source said. But eventually, “he completely checked out.” At one point, we’re told, fashion was more important to him than his minority stake in the team. “He’d fly to NYC and walk in a Gucci runway show for $180,000, but wouldn’t go to BCFC games. They gave him equity and expected support,” the source said. “His small amount of equity would still get him several million [dollars] and he was doing nothing for it.” Tom Brady announced he was a minority owner of the English football club in 2023. BCFC/Twitter After Page Six reached out for comment, Brady thanked the players and coach Chris Davies in an Instagram post. “Being part of Birmingham City Football Club the last three years has been one of the most rewarding journeys of my life… I’ll always be rooting for your success,” he wrote. A spokesperson for BCFC did not comment. Community Guidelines Welcome to the Page Six Community! Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas in a safe space. In order to do so, we've created a simple set of rules that will improve your experience. Simply put, keep it civil. Your post will/might be rejected if it contains: Spam Insults, profanity, incoherent, obscene or inflammatory language and threats of any kind Attacks on the identity of other commenters or the article's author User accounts will/might be blocked if we notice: Continuous attempts to re-post comments that have been previously moderated/rejected Racist, sexist, or homophobic comments Attempts or tactics that put the site security at risk So, how can you be a power user? Stay on topic and share your passion. Feel free to elaborate to get your point across. 'Like' or 'Dislike' when you are filled with emotions! Protect your community. Use the report tool to alert us when someone breaks the rules. Thanks for reading our community guidelines. Don't forget, freedom of speech is not the freedom of reach!