DIRS.INFO top alerts submit data jurnalism about API
login
Top related persons:
Ted Lasso ” - 1 Ryan Reynolds - 1 Rob McElhenney’s - 1 – - 1 Chris Ewing - 1 Ewing - 1 Los Angeles – - 1 ’ ” Ewing - 1
Top related locs:
Scotland Wrexham ” Los Angeles Scottish Australia Motherwell Glasgow
Top related orgs:
CNN — Soccer - 1 Welsh soccer - 1 Scottish soccer - 1 Caledonian Braves - 1 CNN Sport - 1 Scottish - 1 Scottish Premier League - 1 NBA - 1

Search resuls for: "Scottish soccer"


3 mentions found


☆ Caledonian Braves: How a tiny Scottish soccer club is chasing ‘Wrexham’-sized dreams
  + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +8 min
On any given evening, Ewing receives emails informing him that some fan in a far-flung location – say, Los Angeles – has just invested in his tiny Scottish soccer club, the Caledonian Braves. “A community club, most people would think, is a local community bound by a certain geography,” says Ewing. National Basketball Association/Courtesy Caledonian BravesAgainst this backdrop, fan ownership has emerged as somewhat of a utopian panacea for some fans. As time went by, the academy’s first team started playing in the Scottish soccer leagues and separated to form the Caledonian Braves in 2019. “You can be anyone really from anywhere and you can also own a football club for as little as £10 ($13).”
Persons: Ted Lasso ”, Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney’s, –, Chris Ewing, Ewing, Los Angeles –, ’ ” Ewing, ”, “, Mujtaba Elgoodah, Elgoodah, braving, ” Elgoodah, Alastair Ross, Nassir Criss, Elizabeth Ball, Kristen Hamilton, Hailie Mace, Isaiah Covington, ” Covington, ” Hamilton, that’s, ‘, ’, ” Criss, Mutjaba Elgoodah, Kiera Burns, ” Ball, Tom Brady, Matthew McConaughey Organizations: CNN — Soccer, Welsh soccer, Scottish soccer, Caledonian Braves, CNN Sport, Scottish, Scottish Premier League, NBA, US, Super League, Golden State Warriors, National, Players ’ Association, Braves, Twitter, Kansas City, Boston Celtics, NFL, National Basketball, English Premier League, St Mirren, Motherwell, Rangers, Celtic, –, Edusport Academy Locations: Wrexham, ”, Los Angeles, Scottish, Australia, Motherwell, Glasgow, – Wyoming, Kansas, Scotland, Heart of Midlothian, France
☆ An amateur Scottish soccer club is accusing Elon Musk's SpaceX of stealing its logo, but says it doesn't plan on suing, and would rather he buys the team
  + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The logo is very similar to that of an amateur soccer team in Scotland. Haddington Town AFC proceeded to joke about Elon Musk joining the team, and invited to him to buy the club. As more pictures of the badge emerged, it caught the attention of Haddington Town AFC. As well as the soccer club, it appears on the local high school's badge, on statues in the town, and even engraved on lamp posts. But Haddington Town AFC saw the funny side of things, joking on X about Musk joining the club.
Persons: Elon Musk, Ro Organizations: SpaceX, Haddington, Elon, Service, Haddington Town AFC Locations: Scotland, Wall, Silicon, Boca Chica , Texas
☆ Prescient bets by the likes of Shaquille O'Neal and Serena Williams have triggered an explosion in tech investing among Europe's sports stars
  + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
European sports stars are following US counterparts, such as Shaquille O'Neal, in betting on tech. O'Neal, who also made early bets on Google and Lyft, has shown how sports stars can become successful venture capitalists once their playing careers end. He's not alone in the US, with the football star Tom Brady and the basketball stars LeBron James and Steph Curry all actively investing in tech. The tennis legend Serena Williams went a step further and set up her own fund, Serena Ventures. Shaquille O'Neal has proven to be a shrewd tech investor with early bets on Ring, Google, and Lyft.
0 next >>
Total: 3