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A consortium featuring Britain’s seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has completed the record purchase of NFL team the Denver Broncos.<\/span><\/p>\n The Walton-Penner group has bought the three-time Super Bowl champions for a reported $4.65bn (\u00a33.84bn).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n A vote needed at least three-quarters of the league’s 32 owners to allow the sale but NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said approval had been unanimous.<\/span><\/p>\n “We couldn’t be more excited,” said consortium chief Rob Walton, 77.<\/span><\/p>\n “We are grateful for the support and trust of the National Football League and the 31 other teams with today’s vote,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\n The previous highest fee paid for a sports franchise was the $2.4bn (\u00a31.98bn) spent on the New York Mets baseball team in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n The deal to purchase the Broncos also more the doubled the NFL high of $2.275bn (\u00a31.88bn) splashed out on the Carolina Panthers in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n Walmart boss Walton is listed by Forbes as the 19th richest person in the world and he welcomed <\/span>Hamilton into the consortium last week.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n