WHY only idiots invest in football nowadays
WHY only idiots invest in football nowadays
Football is a financial megabeast. The biggest clubs are worth well over a billion euros, and make hundreds of millions in revenues every year. So it should be easy for investors to make money, right? Well…no. The industry is already packed full of billionaires, and even whole countries, who are ready to blow stacks of cash for the chance to make it to the top. And with costs spiralling, and potentially hostile fans, there are more risks than you might think. So is betting big on a football club a fool’s errand? Tell us what you think in the comments. We take a closer look…
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All clubs should be member-owned. Only way to save modern football – democratic accountability. Our sport is not some rich guy’s toy or a PR-show for a country. Football is for the fans.
Portsmouth had to be bailed out by their fans
For investment no, for money laundry and hobby yes.
I would pay for a yearly membership for my favorite team if it was fan owned!
Every business is a gamble not only football clubs
Newmosque United FC 👳🏾💰 Shame on SkySports, PSG and Most PL Fans saying member/fan runned clubs like Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus want to ruin football with the Super League. 🤡
This won’t make us hate football 😤 😒
I really feel like Football is in for a crisis that will define it for the next 100 years. Chelsea is potentially going to crumble. Letting these huge money interests in has made lots of people lots of money but the money won’t last for ever.
Correction- "idiots with money".
after the video, the americans are less sketchy than abramovich? really? XD
Youf have to be billionaire billionaire. Like 20B.
The problem with a lot of these owners in the EPL it’s quite obvious they don’t have a clue about soccer nor do they hire people experts who can run the Soccer side for them. Man United is the perfect example, they hire an account to be their director of football which is stupid. Ed Woodward is obviously very good at the financial part of the team as despite their lack of success the team is still making massive profits from marketing and sponsors but football wise he’s not very bright. And that’s okay, because that’s why you hire an expert in soccer for that role. Let Woodward do his job and get someone else to do the parts that he’s not an expert in.
lol “7th” place Everton (currently just out of the relegation zone as of 04/16/22) and look like they might be relegated
soccer team he say?
1995 – La Suite
Best way to be a millionaire in football is by being a billionaire 😂😂😂 great lines
Can’t * not Khont
The Guy say soccer in a German media…embarrasing.
Ur videos are really eye opening keep up the gd work dw kickoff
Goddamn that Nick is so annoying,always breathing so heavily ffs!😤😤😤
Futball is not a sport for the poor people anymore it is for the middle clas and rich people
you could easily buy Watford if you win the lotto 🙃
Each time I watch one of these videos I’m being both provided with useful facts about the sport I watch and follow the most and also I’m critically thinking the content. Thank you for yet another great take.
Oh man, don’t call it soccer… I really like your coverage otherwise
Although liverpool are in debt the system fsg has implemented since taking over has saved us from liquidation. The club is now self sufficient and the debt being paid back to fsg is interest free as they’ll make enough profit off of it. I know they have their issues but there’s no such thing as an all tound good owner anymore. I’d rather have fsg with their smart approach than go the leeds and rangers route.
Never use english premier as an example since they never win ! always fail to invest english football teams
FSG out
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FACT:
Ask any Newcastle fans about what they think of saudi royal mafia crimes, they will say WE DO NOT CARE. 👈 this is sport-washing & sustainability at political & cultural level.
Meanwhile investing in MLS is the hottest move in the market. I know y’all are/gnna laugh but soccer/futbol in America, especially the MLS, is growing rapidly. Even USL is coming up…
Abrahamovich : 21 titles for Chelsea …yes I think he is an idiot
It exists as an image piece for the owner
Liverpool is the ideal for rich owners
Just a big hedge for some of these billionaires. Pif just need to put there money somewhere with diversification
If I were a genuine billionaire businessman, the only reason I’d invest in European football is if I’m buying a lower league team and I have a strong analytics team that can help me find bargains. Big clubs would have fans expecting me to spend hundreds of millions to match the oil states, which is a no.
Also, other sports are offering better financial opportunities for investors. The American leagues and the IPL are much better deals coz no relegation and there’s a salary cap to control spending.
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Football clubs is all about ‘History, Fans, Trophies and Positive projects’ not who owns it. That’s why Barcelona will always remain one of the best till the end.
Football* not Soccer, because Soccer is small,only played in bad germanic countries like Usa Canada and Australia
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You can’t do anything about the billionaire owners. Given the value of teams in the tops tiers of the English football pyramid and elsewhere, no one else can afford them. I do think there should be some rules or even perhaps a law that outlaws a leveraged buyout of a team. If someone wants to buy a team then let them do it out of their own pocket or take a personal loan.
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You can easily afford a football club in Eastern Europe for a couple million euros. So no bro, its not out of the possibility. You just need to be realistic.
the fact that they said less sketchy american owners is just straight retarded and shows no knowledge of education of history…
YEAH BOI!! I KNOW THAT GUY!
Can I ask – do you ever blink?
abramovich is just another wallet of putin
With every HEAD you will always get a tail
Flipside of making a club global
Is that your club will keep going away from you
I feel like your are going to stab me with the intensity you are looking into the camera
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Germany rising!