Brera Holdings PLC (“Brera Holdings” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:
BREA), an Ireland-based, Nasdaq-listed, international holding
company focused on expanding its global portfolio of men's and
women's sports clubs through a multi-club ownership (“MCO”)model,
is pleased to announce that Executive Chairman and majority
shareholder Daniel McClory and Head of Investments Maria Xing will
attend the Financial Times Business of Football Summit on February
26-27, 2025 at The Peninsula Hotel in London. This premier event
gathers over 700 attendees, including leading investors, club and
league executives, regulators, broadcasters, and tech innovators,
to discuss the financial forces transforming the football industry.
Notable speakers at this year's summit include Todd Boehly,
Chairman and CEO of Eldridge Industries and Chairman of Chelsea FC;
Stephen Pagliuca, Co-Chairman of Bain Capital (Atalanta BC); Mark
Attanasio, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Crescent Capital
Group (Milwaukee Brewers, Norwich City) Phillip Ciano, Managing
Partner of Bright Path Sports; Richard Masters, Chief Executive of
the Premier League; Nikki Doucet, CEO of Women’s Professional
Leagues Limited (WPLL); ; and Giorgio Chiellini, Head of Football
Institutional Relations at Juventus, among others.
Key panel discussions will address topics such as private
capital investment in football, competitive balance, financial
regulation, and growth opportunities in women's football. The
summit aims to explore whether football's financial model is
effective, how it is being regulated, and the potential for profit
in the influx of private capital.
McClory and Xing will engage with industry leaders to explore
these critical issues, underscoring Brera Holdings' pioneering role
in bringing Nasdaq-listed public-company financial structures into
multi-club ownership for the first time, along with the Company’s
commitment to leveraging innovative strategies and fostering
collaborations that drive sustainable growth within its global
portfolio of sports clubs.
"Attending the Financial Times Business of Football Summit
provides an invaluable platform to exchange insights and strategies
with fellow industry leaders," said McClory. "We are eager to
contribute to discussions that shape the future of football finance
and explore opportunities that align with our multi-club ownership
model." Brera Holdings has recently expanded its portfolio,
including a majority stake acquisition in “The Second Team of
Naples,” SS Juve Stabia, a storied Italian Serie B football club,
recently named the most financially efficient in the league. This
move aligns with the Company's strategic vision to enhance
operational performance and competitive positioning across Brera’s
clubs.
For more information about the Financial Times Business of
Football Summit 2025, please visit
https://businessoffootball.live.ft.com/.
ABOUT BRERA HOLDINGS PLC
Brera Holdings PLC (Nasdaq: BREA) is dedicated
to expanding its social impact football business by developing a
global portfolio of emerging football and sports clubs. Building on
the legacy of Brera FC, which it acquired in 2022, the Company aims
to create opportunities for tournament prizes, sponsorships, and
professional consulting services. Brera FC, recognized as "The
Third Team of Milan," has been crafting an alternative football
legacy since its founding in 2000. The club also organizes the
FENIX Trophy, a nonprofessional pan-European tournament
acknowledged by UEFA. This tournament, which has been referred to
as "the Champions League for Amateurs" by BBC Sport, has garnered
significant media coverage, including from ESPN.
In its efforts to broaden its reach, Brera
expanded into Africa in March 2023 by establishing Brera Tchumene
FC in Mozambique, which quickly rose to the First Division after
winning its post-season tournament. In April 2023, the Company
acquired a 90% stake in the North Macedonian first-division team
Fudbalski Klub Akademija Pandev, now known as Brera Strumica FC.
Additionally, in June 2023, Brera made a strategic investment in
Manchester United PLC, realizing a 74% gain. The Company has
further diversified its portfolio by acquiring a majority stake in
UYBA Volley, an Italian women's professional volleyball team, in
July 2023, assuming control of Bayanzurkh Sporting Ilch FC, a
Mongolian National Premier League team, which became Brera Ilch FC,
in September 2023, and establishing a joint stock company for the
North Macedonian women's football club Tiverija Strumica, now known
as Brera Tiverija FC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brera Strumica
FC, in June 2024.
On December 31, 2024, Brera signed of an
agreement to acquire majority ownership of SS Juve Stabia srl, an
Italian Serie B football club known as “The Second Team of Naples,”
which will be conducted in a multi-step process, and marks a
significant expansion of the Company’s MCO model. As of
February 12, 2025, Brera holds a 38.46% equity ownership interest
in Juve Stabia, currently in a playoff-qualifying sixth place
position in the Serie B standings. With a strategic emphasis
on bottom-up value creation, innovation-driven growth, and socially
impactful outcomes, Brera Holdings has established itself as a
forward-thinking leader in the global sports industry. For more
information, visit www.breraholdings.com.
Cautionary Note
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties.
Such statements include statements regarding the Company's ability
to grow its business and other statements that are not historical
facts, including statements which may be accompanied by the words
"intends," "may," "will," "plans," "expects," "anticipates,"
"projects," "predicts," "estimates," "aims," "believes," "hopes,"
"potential" or similar words. Actual results could differ
materially from those described in these forward-looking statements
due to a number of factors, including without limitation, the
Company's ability to continue as a going concern, the popularity
and/or competitive success of the Company's acquired football and
other sports teams, the Company's ability to attract players and
staff for acquired clubs, unsuccessful acquisitions or other
strategic transactions, the possibility of a decline in the
popularity of football or other sports, the Company's ability to
expand its fanbase, sponsors and commercial partners, general
economic conditions, and other risk factors detailed in the
Company's filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements
contained in this press release are made as of the date of this
press release, and the Company does not undertake any
responsibility to update such forward-looking statements except in
accordance with applicable law.
Company Contact Information:Dan McClory,
Executive Chairman, Brera Holdings
PLCEmail: dan@breraholdings.com
- Dan McClory and Aurelio De Laurentiis (right), owner and
president of SSC Napoli, at last year’s conference
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