Fan Ownership

Have you ever wanted to own a professional soccer team? Our guest, Chris Ewing of Caledonian Braves FC, joins the show to explain how you can buy into his club! We're super excited for our incredibly unique interview with Chris Ewing, chairman of Caledonian Braves FC in Motherwell, Scotland, to discuss his new club! Founded only in 2019, CBFC is the newest team in Scotland and is also the only fan-owned club in the entire country. We ask Chris about the challenges of running the team and find out how we can get involved as owners ourselves. Christian and Alexis also analyze the USMNT's 4-0 win over Ghana, break down the latest news surrounding the Italian betting scandal, and comment on Al Hilal's unhinged graphic about Neymar's injury. Would you want to own part of Caledonian Braves? Let us know what you think in the reviews! Want to learn more about Chris Ewing and Caledonian Braves FC ? Head to https://wefunder.com/cbfc for information on how to get involved! Exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/SoccerCooligans This is where we put everything we shouldn't say 😉 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The latest AFTN Soccer Show is out for another packed show of Vancouver Whitecaps, MLS, and Canadian football chat.The 2021 MLS regular season is in the history books and after many twists and turns and ups and downs, the Whitecaps are in the postseason for the first time since 2017. We pick over the bones of their playoff clinching 1-1 draw at home to Seattle, look around the rest of the action on Decision Day as the afternoon timeline played out, and set up the playoffs to come.But while it's great news on the pitch for the 'Caps, the sexual misconduct scandal is still looming large off it. We look at the latest developments as MLS name the investigators appointed, and we chat with Lindsay Ingham, a Californian lawyer who specializes in such investigations, for an insight into how they proceed and more.Our feature interview this episode is with Colin Elmes and Will Cromack of TSS Rovers as we chat about the club joining League 1 BC, the importance of the league to game's development here, and their plans for fan ownership.All of this, plus we chat about the plans for the 2022 MLS season, the CPL playoff battle, Crazy and the Brains continue their stint as Artists of the Month, and Tulsa band The Shame feature in this episode's Wavelength.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.45: Whitecaps v Sounders and how MLS Decision Day played out61.35: Whitecaps sexual misconduct allegations - latest developments and Lindsay Ingham interview101.09: TSS Rovers interview with Colin Elmes and Will Cromack148.03: League 1 BC and fan ownership discussion157.20: Canadian Premier League playoff battle165.53: Wavelength - The Shame - For Football And The Pints

Hosts Flo Lloyd-Hughes and Athletic Editor Dan Barnes (filling in for our usual Dan this week) are joined by reporter Michael Walker, to discuss his article on increasing attendances at non-league football... As Newcastle supporters continue to chant 'we've got our club back', the trio discuss real fan-ownership, a nostalgic match-day experience, out-dated stigmas about supporters and quality of football - all of which, might explain why more and more fans are turning to their local clubs. Plus, as The Athletic continues to celebrate Black History Month, Dan digests some of the latest articles from the collection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.