TFT Whitepaper

The Fight Back
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The Fight Back
The fight back against corporate ownership is fragmented. There are several
current and historic models used to implement fan ownership and participation in
sports clubs. This section of the whitepaper looks at these models and evaluates
the advantages and disadvantages of them in terms of fan influence, sporting
success and financial sustainability.
You will learn how the Bundesliga’s ‘50+1 rule’ affects internal domestic competition
as well as their ability to compete at the highest levels of European competitions
in our analysis of the ‘50+1 rule.’ We will also look at how the ‘50+1 rule’
of fan ownership affects Bayern Munich, the Bundesliga’s most successful club.
We will address some of the existing preconceptions about Socio club ownership
in Spain, which often stem from the more well-known Real Madrid and Barcelona
presidential dramas. Following that, we will look at Athletic Club Bilbao as an
example of how this fan ownership model can help clubs thrive if the right relationship
is formed with the fans.
Finally, examples of fan ownership in the United Kingdom will be discussed in
this section. It will cover the history of ‘MyFootballClub’ and its ownership of
Ebbsfleet United, as well as how fan ownership transformed AFC Wimbledon
and Exeter City following previous owners’ failures.