# 132. Searching for Alpha in Football

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Podcast: [The Long-Short](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-long-short-4366180)
Published: 2026-05-13T08:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

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.

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