The 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 stru

The 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.