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Could an enterprising billionaire owner of a small club pump up their spending limit by buying a sponsorship for their own team for $1B?
by oh_sigh 3y ago
Could an enterprising billionaire owner of a small club pump up their spending limit by buying a sponsorship for their own team for $1B?
- Kon-Peki 3y agoThat's basically the charges that were leveled against Man City, and they more or less got away with it. You just can't make it too obvious, I guess.
- NickC25 3y agoThe guy who owns Hoffenhiem tried to do that, and was slapped down. Red Bull sort of got away with it, but are widely despised throughout Germany and they struggle with attendance. Then the Arabs that bought Manchester City tried to do that x100 and managed to get away with it. It's all tied to how many billions the owner(s) can drop on lawyers. One guy with a billion? Nah. A consortium of oil shieks that can spend a billion on lawyers? Yes.