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132. Searching for Alpha in Football
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- The Long-Short
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- May 13, 2026
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- 5013
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Summary
Why are football clubs - volatile, emotionally driven businesses - attracting billions from private equity firms, celebrities, and sovereign wealth funds? In this episode, football finance expert Kieran Maguire joins The Long-Short to unpack the economics of the global game: where investors find alpha, the true financial cost of relegation from the Premier League, the rise of multi-club ownership, regulation, valuations, and why capital keeps flowing into the world’s most popular sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.