Tom Brady addressed Birmingham squad before last-gasp victory over Leeds
Tom Brady spoke to the Birmingham squad before kick-off (Mike Egerton/PA)
Birmingham received an inspirational pep talk from NFL great Tom Brady before a last-gasp victory against Leeds that boss John Eustace dedicated to the late Trevor Francis.
A sold-out St Andrew’s celebrated the club’s greatest ever player and an exciting future under new ownership as Daniel Farke’s relegated side came to the second city.
It is a month since American businessman Tom Wagner completed his takeover at Birmingham, who nine days ago saw seven-time Super Bowl winner Brady join as minority owner.
The former NFL star enjoyed a memorable first trip to St Andrew’s, visiting a local pub before meeting the players and watching a 1-0 stoppage-time win.
“The new owners came into the dressing room just as I was coming out and congratulated the lads,” Blues boss Eustace said. “It’s great to see Tom Brady in there as well.
“Tom spoke to the group before our meeting today, so that is great to have one of the most famous sporting people in the world come down and chat to the group.
“They were all very excited to listen to him and he gave us some real good words of advice.
“I think you can see today his presence at the club (is a benefit), the vision that he’s got for the football club is amazing.
“He wants this football club to be a world brand, he wants this Birmingham City family now all over the world, which is what we all want.
Brady meets fans in the stands at half-time (Mike Egerton/PA)
“We want this magnificent football club to grow and get better and be known all around the world.
“We’ve got a great person to come in and do that.”
Substitute Lukas Jutkiewicz’s stoppage-time penalty was the difference at the end of a tense match that began with
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