Football fans vs Billionaires: Who owns the beautiful game?
After the failure of the European Super League, football fans are lining up to protest against billionaire owners. A discussion on soft power, soccer and a fan-led revolution: We ask who is really calling the shots when it comes to football’s future.
27 May 2021, 12.01am
Hear from:
James Montague Award-winning author whose books include of The Billionaires Club: The Unstoppable Rise of Football’s Super-Rich Owners
Nick McGeehan Director at FairSquare Research
Nick Harris Sporting Intelligence
Nancy Gillen Content Coordinator at GiveMeSport Women
Chair, Vaishali Bhardwaj Sports Broadcaster and Writer
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