{"podcast":{"title":"The Long-Short","slug":"the-long-short-4366180","podcast_index_feed_id":4366180,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/636b781f4a382300110bb134","website_url":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-alternative-investment-management-assocation","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/636b781f4a382300110bb134/show-cover.jpg","author":"AIMA","episode_count":154,"summary":"Brought to you by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). This podcast aims to provide a window into the world of alternative investments. Visit www.aima.org for more information. Disclaimer This podcast is the sole property of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). This audio production and content are intended as indicative guidance only and are not to be taken or treated as a substitute for specific advice, whether legal advice or otherwise. AIMA permits use or sharing of the content in media or as an educational resource, provided always that proper attribution is made. The rights in the content and production, including copyright and database rights, belong to AIMA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T22:20:36.683124+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-long-short-4366180"},"episode":{"title":"132. Searching for Alpha in Football","slug":"132-searching-for-alpha-in-football","published_at":"2026-05-13T08:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-long-short-4366180/132-searching-for-alpha-in-football","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-long-short-4366180","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-long-short/episodes/132-searching-for-alpha-in-football","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/636b781f4a382300110bb134/e/6a03471392e9663a6fff2220/media.mp3","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.","meta_description":"Why are football clubs - volatile, emotionally driven businesses - attracting billions from private equity firms, celebrities, and sovereign wealth funds?…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5013,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-long-short-4366180/episodes/132-searching-for-alpha-in-football/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-long-short-4366180/132-searching-for-alpha-in-football.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}