Eagle FC

In 2021, Textor tried expanding his business venture by trying to have major investments in English football clubs including Brentford FC, Watford FC and Newcastle United. In August 2021, he succeeded with Crystal Palace F.C. with investment of £86million amounting to 40% ownership, joining Steve Parish, Josh Harris, and David Blitzer as co-owner. In January 2022, he signed a binding offer to purchase 90% ownership in Botafogo, a football club in Brazil. He then acquired 80% of RWDM Brussels in the same week.

On 20 June 2022, Textor became the owner of Olympique Lyonnais by acquiring 40% of the OL Group shares, held by IDG Capital and Pathé, and the majority of shares previously held by Jean-Michel Aulas. Around that time, he established a holding company for his football clubs as Eagle Football Holdings that initially operated at Delaware, US. The company was formally registered as Eagle Football Holdings Midco Limited in London on 28 September 2022, and eventually changed the name to Eagle Football Holdings Limited. By December 2022, Textor had acquired a 77.49% stake in Olympique Lyonnais through his company. The reported total value of the deal was $940 million (€884 million). On March 27, 2026, Textor loses control of his Eagle Football multi-club empire after its main creditor, U.S. investment firm Ares Capital Corporation, put the group’s UK-based holding company into administration.