Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Nashville in the MLS: How do you build a team
from scratch?
MLS? Major League Soccer is a man’s
professional soccer league in the USA and Canada. It was founded in 1993 and the
first season took place in 1996 with ten teams. Now, there are 20 US teams and
three Canadian teams in the league. It’s going to add another franchise in Nashville,
Tennessee in 2020. As of now, there are no coaches, no players, no permanent
stadium, no training ground, no offices or even its name but the investor who
initiated this bold move and a chief executive, Ian Ayres, recruited from England.
He was a former CEO of Liverpool Football Club of the English Premier League
and was appointed to build and lead a brand new “soccer” team from scratch.
That sounds like a big challenge even for a seasoned executive in the field. Another
challenge for this English guy is to adapt himself to a new culture, such as
fish and chips to catfish and fries or a lift to an elevator, not to mention
football to soccer.
Enjoy reading an article about this bold
challenge of a US billionaire and an English football executive.
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