Episode 2 - Why Own a Club? (Part 1)
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Episode 2 - Why Own a Club? (Part 1)
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Chapter 1 – Ownership Models & Ultimate Power
Core question: Who ultimately holds power in a football club, and why does that override everything else?
Episode 2 - Why Own a Club? (Part 1)
Power, Identity, and Non-Financial Returns
Why would anyone own a football club when most of them lose money?
In this first episode, we move beyond the naïve idea of football ownership as a financial investment and reframe it as a power instrument. We examine why profit is rarely the primary motivation, how football converts private capital into public influence, and why clubs function as powerful generators of status, visibility, and identity.
We also explore how stadiums, VIP areas, and hospitality spaces operate as elite social platforms, and how ownership allows individuals to embed themselves into collective identity and legacy structures that far outlast balance sheets.
This episode sets the foundation: football clubs are not owned because they make money, but because they produce leverage that few other assets can offer.