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German shipowner buys stake in football club

Martin Harren, head of family-owned shipping group Harren Group, invests in Werder Bremen football club as part of a consortium of local business supporters.
Werder Bremen's Jens Stage (right.) og Leipzig's Yussuf Poulsen playing at Werder's stadium, Weserstadion, on Dec, 19, 2023. | Photo: Sina Schuldt/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
Werder Bremen's Jens Stage (right.) og Leipzig's Yussuf Poulsen playing at Werder's stadium, Weserstadion, on Dec, 19, 2023. | Photo: Sina Schuldt/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
by JENS THOMSEN

Martin Harren is a trained surgeon but runs the family-owned shipping group Harren Group, which specializes in heavy loads – and he has now added another string to his bow as co-owner of local football club, SV Werder Bremen.

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