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Sports teams have gone from trophies to trillion dollar investment targets

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By Allie Garfinkle Verified
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(Credit: Luke Hales—Getty Images) Sports teams, throughout the 20th century, were pretty much trophy assets. Shiny, nice to have, but expected to gleam on the shelf rather than build value. The data bears this out: In 2014, global private equity deal count for professional sports teams and leagues amounted to 13 deals and $1.9 billion in deal value, according to PitchBook data pulled for Term Sheet. By the end of 2025, the global deal count in the sector was 71 deals with $18.45 billion in value.
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FIFA 사모펀드 유치 파장… 축구 패권 재편될까

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By Allie Garfinkle Verified
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세계 축구의 최고 기구인 국제축구연맹(FIFA)이 수조 원 규모의 사모펀드 자금을 유치하려는 계획을 추진하면서 거센 반발에 직면했다. 축구 본연의 순수성을 훼손한다는 거다. 하지만 투자자 측 내부 인사에 따르면, 이 같은 집단 반발의 진짜 원인은 권력 다툼, 즉 유럽 축구계가 자신들의 기득권과 입지에 위협을 느꼈기 때문이라는 분석이 나온다. 나아가 최근 FIFA가 부진한 재정 전망을 내놓은 상황에서, 수익 창출 기반을 강화하는 이번 계약이 전 세계 축구 발전을 지속하는 데 기여할 것이라는 주장도 제기된다. 이번 계약에 직접 관여한 한 관계자는 “유럽축구연맹(UEFA)이 발끈하는 이유는 이번 거래로 축구의 권력 중심축이 ‘유럽 중심’에서 ‘글로벌 중심’으로 이동하기 때문”이라며 “이런 반발을 보는 것은 매우 씁쓸한 일”이라고 밝혔다.
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FIFA's plan to raise billions from private investors is sparking a backlash—one insider says Europe is angry because it changes soccer's balance of power

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By Allie Garfinkle Verified
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(Credit: Maja Hitij - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) Backlash to the proposed multi-billion private investment in FIFA, the organizer of soccer’s World Cup tournament, has come fast and furious, with cries of ruining ‘the beautiful game.’ According to one insider in the investor camp, however, a major cause of the vocal opposition comes down to a turf war—European soccer interests feeling threatened.
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