Kuwaiti family buys Nottingham Forest

Published Jul. 11, 2012 1:00 a.m. ET

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The Al-Hasawi family from Kuwait has bought English first-division soccer team Nottingham Forest from the estate of late owner Nigel Doughty.

Doughty put the team up for sale last October before dying of a cardiac arrest at his home in February.

''It is an honor and a privilege for the Al-Hasawi family to assume control of this great club steeped in history,'' Fawaz, Abdulaziz and Omar Al-Hasawi said in a statement.

The two-time European champion finished last season 19th in the first division, which is a step below the Premier League.

The new owners will be introduced on Saturday.