Brighton & Hove Albion owner Tony Bloom has reached an agreement to acquire an initial 19.1 per cent stake in Melbourne Victory, with an ability to increase his ownership over time, the Australian A-League side said on Thursday. The Melbourne side are four-times champions of the A-League but have not won the title since 2018 and the Australian team are hopeful of leveraging the 54-year-old's successful network at Premier League Brighton. Under Bloom, Brighton have thrived in the English top