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Bournemouth rallies to beat Leicester with new owner Bill Foley watching on

Bournemouth's Philip Billing, left, and Leicester City's Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall during the English Premier League soccer match at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, Saturday Oct. 8, 2022. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)

Bournemouth's prospective new owner Bill Foley watched from the stands as the club mounted a second-half comeback to beat struggling Leicester 2-1 in the English Premier League on Saturday.

The American businessman is reportedly close to completing a 120-million pound ($133 million) takeover from current owner Maxim Denim and was on hand at Vitality Stadium to watch quickfire goals from Philip Billing and Ryan Christie seal the win for Bournemouth.

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