New Delhi:- Manchester City manages a global group of 13 partner clubs, while Red Bull owns five football teams in Europe and America. Last month, Chelsea acquired a majority stake in French Ligue 1 club Strasbourg, becoming the latest major team to sign a multi-club deal.
Have you heard of Pacific Media Group, King Power International, INEOS, or Eagle Football Holdings? They are also a group of owners with multiple clubs and teams around the world.
Unsurprisingly, most of the fan's attention has focused on early-season transfers, manager changes, and on-field performance, but the evolution of the game off-field has led to new ways of thinking within the corridors of power.
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A UEFA study earlier this year found that more than 180 clubs worldwide belong to multi-club structures, with fewer than 40 clubs in 2012 and more than 6,500 players employed by teams associated with such groups. It was revealed Following the publication, UEFA president Alexander Ceferin said the rules may need to be changed to allow for a further proliferation of multi-club groups.
Last week, UEFA's Club Financial Control Board (CFCB) confirmed that Aston Villa and Vitoria Guimaraes, Brighton, and Union Saints will be in European competition for the 2023/24 season, despite potential conflicts of interest due to shared ownership models. 6 clubs were allowed to participate. - Jermaine. Giroise, AC Milan and Toulouse. If INEOS owner Jim Ratcliffe wins the race to buy Manchester United from the Glaser family, UEFA will see if United can qualify for European competition alongside OGC Nice and Lausanne (the other two INEOS-owned clubs). must be determined again.
Likewise, United's relationship with Qatar side Paris Saint-Germain will come under close scrutiny should Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani become the new owner of Old Trafford. "There is growing interest in this multi-club ownership and we shouldn't simply say no to investment and multi-club ownership," Ceferin said in March. “But the rules have to be strict, so we have to see what rules we set in this case.”
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However, RB Leipzig and FC Salzburg were confirmed by UEFA to play in the Champions League in June despite being in the same group, and multi-club ownership is likely to continue.
Red Bull owns RB Leipzig (Germany), New York Red Bulls (USA), Red Bull Bragantino (Brazil), Red Bull Brazil (Brazil), and FC Red Bull Salzburg.
Brighton owner Tony Bloom is also the majority owner of Belgian team Union Saint-Giroise, Aston Villa owner V-Sport owns a significant stake in Vitoria Guimaraes and owner of AC Milan. Red Bird Capital is also the owner of the French club Toulouse.
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Chelsea owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital have also revealed they want to become major players in the world of multi-club ownership.
Now many Football Team Owners are facing the problem of owning multiple teams as the club has now made a strict that any third party can not own the football team.