[17] References [ edit] Meanwhile, fans are just cannon-fodder in the financial merry-go-round. They are also involved in the leasing, development and distribution of sports. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. [7] Only a few prototypes of the two models of the Mali trac with 250 and 300 hp were built, although the concept with suspended front axle, 50 km/h top speed, large cab with rotating operator's platform and removable power lift and hydraulic block was groundbreaking. Read about our approach to external linking. Piece together the rise and fall of the 'Godfather figure' criminal who became as rich as the Queen, An access-all-areas podcast follows Jermain Defoe as he decides on the next chapter of his life, Greg Foot drives the investigation into the fumy world of petrol. I am honoured and humbled to become a partner of Southampton Football Club alongside Katharina Liebherr, who, together with her father, has been such a great steward of the club, its growth and success. We had a very positive meeting with all the staff of the Club on Monday and I am sure Gareth's appointment will be warmly received. Cortese, who pledged his future to a club he described as his "baby" in the face of overtures from an unnamed Italian club earlier in his tenure, was well remunerated for his heavy workload the most recent accounts show he took home 1.6m during Southampton's promotion season from the Championship. When Katharina Liebherr began to demand a greater say in how things were being run, cracks started to appear. Has extensive experience in rugby league, having worked for Bradford Bull and Leeds Rhinos. The manager, Mauricio Pochettino, insisted that he was as shocked by Cortese's decision to quit as the players and fans, but it is clear that the Italian's departure had been brewing for months. Chinese companies have previously invested in Manchester City and West Brom, and according to Reuters, they are a property company based in China, who have principally engaged in property development and distribution. But it also leaves Liebherr, who has never been spotted at the Premier League's shareholders' meetings and had met Pochettino only once before Thursday, at the end-of-season party, with a dilemma. A few months after buying Southampton he bailed out a struggling printing company in Bern, saving 50 jobs and those of 72 apprentices and becoming known as the "Wifag saviour". One of their former coaches, Manuel Sanchez, tells us why the sport is part of the football fabric there. In 2017, Markus Liebherr's daughter Katharina Liebherr sold an 80 stake in the club for GBP210 million to Chinese Lander Sports Investment company owned by the Gao family. Southamptons CEO Martin Semmens will continue to run the day-to-day operations of the club, and Sport Republic will be working closely with him and his team to help the club grow. Liebherr, her advisers, Semmens and the managing director, Toby Steele, oversaw the takeover process. Read about our approach to external linking. . VIDEO: Southampton FC owner Katharina Liebherr and chairman Ralph Krueger officially open the Markus Liebherr Pavilion, and pay tribute to its late benefactor - http://youtu.be/lTxDK-mQaww #TheNextChapter youtube.com Owner and chairman pay tribute to Markus Liebherr How do I get tickets?Applications through a ballot are open via uefa.com/tickets. Lander Sports Development said a deal was agreed. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. With the departure of the sometimes volatile Cortese, she finds herself at once desperately searching for a new chief executive to run the club while facing pressure from a sceptical fanbase to explain her actions in the knowledge the summer could bring further flux. Ecuador's upstart club claims another trophy, MLS Power Rankings: Union, Sounders start hot but Whitecaps, Rapids woes continue, What's next for Man United after Carabao Cup win, Barca stumble in LaLiga, Chelsea free fall, more. They have purchased the shareholding of the club held by Mr Gao and will work in partnership with Katharina Liebherr who retains her minority shareholding. More information about Sport Republic can be found on www.sportrepublic.com. Sport Republic is being built to provide a network of people, clubs and technology that allows the clubs within it to grow every day and gain the advantages you need to be successful, he said. When is the tournament?It opens on Wednesday 6 July 2022 at Old Trafford and finishes on Sunday 31 July at Wembley. Joined the club's Academy in February 2019, having previously worked in rugby union. Works as first-team head of sport science and S&C coach. The 45-year-old has yet to make a. A letter to the fans of Southampton Football Club. Together, we have the passion and motivation to build on Southamptons excellent progress in recent years as we look forward to an exciting next chapter for the club. She has sold 80% of her interest. The former majority owner, Katharina Liebherr, retains her 20% stake and the chief executive, Martin Semmens, will remain in post and continue to oversee the daytoday running of the club.. Joined club as a Data Engineer in November 2016. He said: My partners and I have experience in long-term investments in the sports and entertainment industry and Sport Republic has been founded to combine this expertise and deliver something unique to the market. Thank you Katharina for all the success and stability you have bought to Saints, developing the club in the right way. Southampton have been taken over by a consortium backed by the Serbian media magnate Dragan Solak that plans to make the Premier League club a cornerstone of a Red Bull-style portfolio of teams across the world. Southampton owner Katharina Liebherr has strengthened her commitment to the club with an additional 20m loan. olak has founded and developed many other companies, his first being the motion picture production and distribution company VANS, which he established in 1990 with a group of friends and movie enthusiasts. He founded the company in Heinrichsburg near Eberhardzell in the district of Biberach in Upper Swabia. United Group is dedicated to the production of renewable energy for its own use and for the market and founded an award-winning R&D centre using local talents United Cloud. Southampton Football Club can today confirm that Sport Republic has completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in Southampton Football Club. For these vehicles it develops transmission technology, injection technology, development, vehicle construction, control technology. Southampton owner Katharina Liebherr has strengthened her commitment to the club with an additional 20m loan. PROFESSOR David Sumpter is a pioneer of the application of data science in football and has worked with leading teams including Ajax, Barcelona, Hammarby and England. Is Chinese ownership more foreign than Swiss ownership? Read the full statement on Gareth Rogers appointment as #SaintsFCs Interim Chief Executive Officer: http://t.co/7quMHWa9S4. Please understand that I can only make limited comments regarding this process but I can assure you that any steps we do take will be in the best interests of the club. Ankersen is also the author of several bestselling books on talent development, including The Gold Mine Effect and Hunger in Paradise. Mary Earps almost quit, now she could be named the best goalkeeper in the world, The VAR Review: Ziyech red card explained, disallowed Arsenal goal, Saka penalty, Tottenham lead Newcastle, Liverpool in Champions League race, but the verdict is far from clear, Liga MX: Chivas look legit; 'Tuca' wins Cruz Azul debut post-smoke break, Brazil great Ronaldinho fails to dazzle as the latest to take to Pique's Kings League, From axing Ronaldo to key signings, how Ten Hag transformed Man United. "Today is the start of a new and exciting chapter for our club," said Katharina Liebherr, who inherited Saints from her late father, Markus, in 2010 when they were in League One. Sport Republic is being built to provide a network of people, clubs, and technology that allows the clubs within it to grow every day and gain the advantages you need to be successful. Everyone within the Southampton community would like to wish Mr Gao and his family well for their future. Pen pics of Southampton's coaching, science, medicine and analytics staff. The first league game of the new era will, neatly, be against Brentford next Tuesday. Although she says she has built "a close relationship" with the Gaos, she'll soon learn that minority "partners" have little or no say. Are we still in England? Dragan olak is the Lead Investor of Sport Republic. Statement from Mr Jisheng Gao We cant wait to get started and be part of the future of Sport Republic.. But is she tied to the area by anything more than the cranes in the harbour bearing her family name? Experienced practitioner. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Are they from already wealthy club fans or mid/lower prem/ football league clubs? Copyright 2023 Southampton Football Club. In Episode #46 of the TGG Podcast he gives insights into his work and predictions for the future. Has been working as a consultant at the club for two decades. PROFESSOR David Sumpter says Ajax are like a 'University of football' and are building an understanding of the game from the foundations up. Manage your Arrived in June 2022, having helped FC Copenhagen to their first title in three seasons in 2021/22. All Rights Reserved. Tickets start at 5 for those aged 16 and under and at 10 for general admission. How to get into football - the most popular sport in the world, with clubs and facilities throughout the UK. The news comes as annual results for the 2013-14 period show further loans totalling 29.1m from Liebherr. Sport Republic aims to apply proprietary intelligence and data analytics to help sports businesses and sports technology companies reach their full potential. The latest rumours and stories from around the world of football. Manage your "Like any business we scenario-plan - four months ago we sat down and ran through the three different scenarios," he said. Establishing a new set of Southampton directors is Katharina Liebherr's top priority, the Saints owner confirmed in a statement. The Swiss newspaper Der Bund said that while Mali initially said that Katharina would continue her father's work, "it has become increasingly clear in recent months that Mali can't sort out thesuccessorship". Southampton Football Club has announced the appointment of Gareth Rogers as Interim Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Katharina Liebherr is a member in a family business that leads the way in manufacturing construction machinery. Replaced Thamindu Wedatilake as first team doctor in July 2019. She has led a club in a dignified way without once feeling the need to justify herself publicly, she has led a business that has thrived on bettering players, and she has turned Saints into a consistent top-half Premier League club. Katharina Liebherr and Gao Jisheng of Southampton FC have been excluded from the list because Liebherr sold 80% of her shares in the club to Jisheng in 2017, and the Chinese businessman's. It was he who convinced the German billionaire Liebherr of the potential of a once proud south coast football club that had fallen on hard times. . Took interim charge in February following sacking of Nathan Jones. Ms. Liebherr has not "entered into partnership" with the Chinese investor. They show that the club made a 12m loss in 2011-12, up from 11m the year before. United Groups media arm, United Media, is a leading media company with five national broadcasters, more than 50 pay TV channels, a very successful digital portfolio of 28 web portals, eight newspapers and magazines and five radio stations, producing in excess of 20,000 hours of original content annually whilst it also operates a global streaming TV service. Idea is to bring an analytical and data-driven edge to scouting and recruitment. As the ancient Chinese proverb goes - a Southampton footballer is like a panda - he eats shoots and leaves (usually to Liverpool) As a long term saints fan I think we need to wait and see how this works out. At the same time there is, as yet, no indication that Katharina's intentions are anything other than benign. The former majority owner, Katharina Liebherr, retains her 20% stake and the chief executive, Martin Semmens, will remain in post and continue to oversee the daytoday running of the club. "At the same time she saw there was a hole in the cash flow as a result of the decisions taken previously at the club. However, the way they were developed after that was completely different, as former Brighton Academy Manager John Morling tells TGG. From 2015-2021 he has overseen Brentford FCs football department as a Co-Director of Football, culminating in winning promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 74 years in May 2020. The Mali group contains five independent businesses, all belonging to the MALI Markus Liebherr International group whose head offices are in Fribourg, Switzerland. View our online Press Pack. Rasmus Ankersen is the CEO and co-founder of Sport Republic. ", MALI Spezialfahrzeuge GmbH based in Eberhardzell, Germany, concerns research and design transmission technology.. Sport Republic gives us the power to improve our operations at every level, helping us to reach for the success our staff work so hard for, and our fans crave. Here he explains why - along with Ajax's Head of Sport Science and Data Vosse de Boode. Southampton owner Katharina Liebherr took over her father's estate, which included Southampton FC, when her father Markus died in 2010. Southampton Football Club will pay tribute to late owner Markus Liebherr by naming its new state-of-the-art training centre in his honour. Advertise with us He is also the Founder and Chairman of the Advisory Board of United Group. A spokesman for the Premier League said: "As with any change of control at a Premier League club, we have checked the sources and sufficiency of funding in place to acquire the shares, and been provided with a detailed business plan showing the new owners can sustain the club going forward. Terms & Conditions Katharina Liebherr, the Premier League club's Swiss owner, confirmed that a deal with Mr Gao, who controls Chinese real estate group Lander Holdings, and his daughter Nelly, had been. 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We have found partners with ambition for the future, but with a clear understanding of what Southampton stands for and the direction we must go in now. outhampton fans desperately scouring the internet for information on Katharina Liebherr, the little-known figure who is now owner and chair of their club after the sudden departure of Nicola Cortese, will be hoping that the story of a small printing company in Bern does not prove prophetic. Liebherr had previously equipped some Schlter tractors with Liebherr engines. Markus Liebherr studied mechanical engineering and even then had an increased interest in special agricultural vehicles. Perhaps Southampton can now really compete instead of being a development centre for Liverpool FC. Joined club in 2017 after five years with Reading. bei der Census im die ganzen 2011 wurden in geeignet City 119. Mr Jisheng Gao and his daughter, Mrs Nelly Gao, with whom I have built a close relationship, share our values and ambitions. His investment in the club has been extremely limited but Hasenhttl has repeatedly steered the team away from relegation. Replaced Ross Wilson as Director of Football Operations at Southampton. Sport Republic is a London-based investment firm in the sports and entertainment industry. Read about the launch of Unite for Access, Level Playing Field's new campagin. Chairman: Ralph Krueger. Founded by Henrik Kraft and Rasmus Ankersen and backed by Lead Investor Dragan olak, Sport Republics vision is to apply proprietary intelligence and data analytics to help sports businesses and sports technology companies reach their full potential. The Markus Liebherr Pavilion officially opens its doors today, and is the focal point of the Staplewood Football Development & Support Centre - a top-class training facility designed to continue the club . Liebherr also gave the board permission to reinvest transfer income gained. Arrived from the English Institute of Sport in August 2018 to become Southampton's strategic performance leader. Rogers said they have planned for every eventuality, including the prospect of playing in the Champions League. Read Southampton FC's owner writes open letter to fans latest on ITV News. Southampton have new owners, after being taken over by a consortium backed by the Serbian media magnate Dragan Solak. We are grateful for the support of Mr Gao and Katharina that allowed us to take our time, turn away the wrong options and ultimately find the right partner for the future of this great club, its fans, staff and the people of Southampton. She said both parties have "full trust" in the Premier League club's chairman Ralph Krueger and his management team and support plans to follow the "Southampton way". 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