Messi’s Acquisition of UE Cornellà: The Birth of a New Football Asset Class

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The Business Shockwave No One Saw Coming Lionel Messi’s purchase of UE Cornellà — a fifth‑division club in metropolitan Barcelona — is not a sentimental homecoming or a celebrity hobby. It is a market‑moving event that signals the emergence of a new football asset class: globally scalable local clubs. For decades, lower‑tier football in Spain … Read more

Series Part 1 — The $350 Million Bet: Arthur Blank Brings Atlanta Into the NWSL

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Arthur Blank is an American billionaire businessman best known as the co-founder of The Home Depot and the owner of several major sports teams in Atlanta, including the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and MLS’s Atlanta United FC.