Birmingham City chairman Tom Wagner has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke, the club has confirmed, with the 56-year-old making a good recovery and set to step back from his day-to-day duties
06:40 ET, 11 Feb 2026
Tom Wagner with Tom Brady at Birmingham City
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Tom Wagner with Tom Brady at Birmingham City(Image: Catherine Ivill - AMA, Getty Images)
Birmingham City chairman Tom Wagner is 'making a good recovery' after suffering a stroke. Wagner will be stepping away from his duties at Blues and Knighthead Capital Management while he receives treatment in hospital.
Wagner is a close friend and business partner of Tom Brady. The pair invested in soccer club Birmingham in 2023 and also have a stake in the Las Vegas Raiders. The news comes after Brady was dealt a brutal blow by a Raiders player hours after the Super Bowl.
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In a statement published on the Blues website, chief executive Jeremy Dale said: " Birmingham City Chairman Tom Wagner recently suffered a stroke. Thanks to rapid medical intervention, he received immediate treatment and is now receiving excellent care.
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"We are pleased to share that he is making a good recovery. While he will be stepping back from day-to-day activity for a period of time to focus on his recovery, Tom remains closely connected to the club, and we all look forward to welcoming him back.
"Birmingham City Football Club is incredibly important to Tom and to the entire Knighthead team. Their commitment to the club is unchanged, and our plans and operations continue as normal under strong leadership. We appreciate your continued support and ask that you respect Tom's privacy during his recovery."
Make sure our latest sports headlines always show up at the top of your Google Search by setting us as a Preferred Source. Wagner, 56, has been hands-on since Knighthead took control of Blues in July 2023
Knighthead has not only improved the club's existing facilities and poured significant resources into player signings, but has also pledged to build a 62,000-seat stadium as the centerpiece of a Sports Quarter development in Birmingham.
On the pitch, Birmingham returned to the Championship last season following relegation the previous year, winning League One with 111 points. They currently sit 10th in the Championship after 32 games, having played out a 0-0 draw with West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday.
Tom Wagner speaks to Birmingham fans
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Tom Wagner speaks to Birmingham fans(Image: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA, Getty Images)
"It was a battle as we knew it would be but over the course of the game you would have to say it is pretty incredible we have not won that match," manager Chris Davies told BBC Radio WM after the draw.
"There were moments around their goal, one handled off the line which was a certain penalty with VAR and one goalline clearance which was incredible. There were fantastic saves, we hit the post and we had a goal disallowed.
"It is frustrating that we didn't get the three points but we certainly did enough to win it. I really like how we finished and I have just told the players to get their heads up because they gave everything.
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"Unfortunately we couldn't quite turn it into the three points but certainly from a performance there were a lot of positives."