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shadowbear8 said:In Germany, the club members still get to elect the president. The big difference is how they handle the business side—they set up corporations to run the pro teams and sold off shares in those companies, which isn't what happens at Barcelona or Real Madrid. So, you end up with someone like Uli Hoeneß as the president chosen by the members, while the CEO/President of the corporation is someone like Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who was appointed by the club along with the other shareholders.
Spot on. Honestly, that kind of setup might actually work better here in the States. We just wouldn't call it "member-owned" or whatever :-) Anyway, I won't bore everyone with this anymore. Thank God our biggest headache is just deciding which business model to use.