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A Capital of Love: Soccer Finance with Skanda Amarnath

Mar 6, 2023

52:27

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Differences Between Private Equity and Running Up

5min

The Importance of Private Equity Models

2min

Chelsea's Allure: A Proof of Concept

4min

The Different Cultures of Owning Sports Teams in America

2min

The Challenges of Valuation in American Sports

4min

The Importance of a Long-Term Revenue Generation Plan

3min

The Growth of Live Sports in the United States

4min

The Risks of Owning a Premier League Brand

4min

10.

The Importance of Competition in the Private Investment World

5min

11.

The Rise of the Premier League

2min

12.

The Struggles of Everton in 2007-08

5min

13.

The Importance of Gate Revenue in European Football

2min

14.

The Evolution of Chelsea's Fanbase

4min

15.

Skanda's Emotional Journey to Fandom

3min

What's going on with non-state soccer owners trying to sell their teams? What's going on with the aggressive non-state money coming in to soccer? What, for real, is going on with Chelsea and Clearlake? We talk to Skanda Amarnath (@irvingswisher) about the baseline state of play in the sports business.

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