Philadelphia Union in Talks to Back Bid for Danish Football Club

Major League Soccer’s Philadelphia Unionis considering investing in a takeover of Danish club Aalborg BK, people with knowledge of the matter said.

The US club is one of several potential backers of a transaction being put together by SSE22, a Hamburg-based company managed by former German player Thomas Hitzlsperger, according to the people, who asked not to be named discussing ongoing talks.

SSE22 has a 20% stake in Aalborg and announced in March that it intends to increase this to 50.5%.

“We are always evaluating international opportunities and possible partnerships to expand our sporting bandwidth and expertise,” ...