Del Piero reveals ownership of American club

Italian legend Alessandro Del Piero has announced his ownership stake in Los Angeles-based club LA10 FC.

Source: AAP

The Juventus icon confirmed his co-ownership of the small club, which plays in the United Premier Soccer League (UPSL), yesterday on Twitter.

He kept his involvement private at first, but decided to go public after a hugely successful first season.

LA10 FC play in black and white stripes, like Juventus.

The UPSL is a professional development competition split into regional conferences across the United States. It is multi-tiered, with promotion and relegation, and has over 200 registered clubs. Del Piero says it is effectively the US third division.

“To me Football is linked to pure passion. After all, this is what I’ve always wanted, to own a small football team. To feel the passion,” The former Sydney FC marquee wrote on his official website.

“At the end of last summer I decided to become an owner of a small football team based in Los Angeles, in partnership with EDGE Americas Sports, of which I am a co-founder, and my business partner, Jeffrey Whalen.

“This adventure won me over immediately and today I’m officially revealing this exciting news for the first time. The team is called LA10 FC, our colours are black and white.

“In our debut season we finished in first place in our Division and got promoted to the highest level of professional competition in the UPSL league. A league that sits just below second division football. We closed the season undefeated.

“After a period of anonymity (you know me, I like privacy), I decided to share this beautiful experience and give credit to the entire team for the amazing results they’ve achieved.