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OT: Kobe Bryant reportedly linked to sale of Bologna FC
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 12:57 am
by EArl
http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la ... story.htmlWith Kobe Bryant's career slowly but surely winding down, the old dog might need some new toys to play with.
Now, what's the No. 1 purchase item for any highly-competitive ego-driven rich guy? A professional sports team to live vicariously through, of course. According to La Gazetta and the Los Angeles Times, Kobe is pursuing that option.
As part of a consortium led by noted defense attorney Joe Tacopina and Joey Saputo, owner of the MLS' Montreal Impact, Kobe and Co. are looking to buy Italian Serie B club Bologna FC 1909.
Kobe has a well-known affinity for soccer. Growing up in Rieti, Italy (about four hours away from Bologna), Kobe played soccer avidly, and has admitted that the beautiful game was his first love. Last week, he took a trip to Germany to hang out with Bayern Munich just because. It's not unthinkable to see Kobe pursuing a life-long passion that he's never been able to athletically act upon, but now has the resources to do so on a business level.
Should a deal happen (Tacopina is said to hold talks with owner Albano Guaraldi next week), Bryant might want to head over there and show the team how it's done. Bologna, a founding Serie A member and seven-time league champion, have fallen on hard times over the last decade.
Consistent power struggles over ownership shares and funding (a previous owner failed to pay players in 2010) have seen the club tossed back to Serie B. A player price tracking database has the entire team valued at around $25 million, which should provide a cursory yardstick measurement for the actual price of the club. Tacopina has reportedly asked Kobe for a $452,000 investment, which is 0.2 percent of his 2014-2015 salary of $23,500,00.
Let's see if Kobe's team will get a deal done. ESPN FC refuted this same report two days ago, but with additional coverage from The Times today, it's certainly a situation to monitor.
Re: OT: Kobe Bryant reportedly linked to sale of Bologna FC
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 12:38 pm
by aaron_gray
He would be better off buying a Chinese team.
Re: OT: Kobe Bryant reportedly linked to sale of Bologna FC
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 1:27 pm
by Mirjalovic
why not buy an Indonesian team.
a team with 100k/200k budget will easily dominated Indonesia League or even AFC Champion League.
Re: OT: Kobe Bryant reportedly linked to sale of Bologna FC
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 1:41 pm
by EArl
Well he grew up in Italy and maybe he thinks he can get the team back to Serie A. Would be interesting to see him buy a team.
Re: OT: Kobe Bryant reportedly linked to sale of Bologna FC
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 2:24 pm
by aaron_gray
Mirjalovic wrote:why not buy an Indonesian team.
a team with 100k/200k budget will easily dominated Indonesia League or even AFC Champion League.
I was talking about a basketball team.
Re: OT: Kobe Bryant reportedly linked to sale of Bologna FC
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 5:40 pm
by Wavy Q
the teams named after **** deli meat cmon Kobe
Re: OT: Kobe Bryant reportedly linked to sale of Bologna FC
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 7:43 pm
by digcom99
Wavy Q wrote:the teams named after **** deli meat cmon Kobe
actually, the meat was named after the city.
Re: OT: Kobe Bryant reportedly linked to sale of Bologna FC
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 8:13 pm
by Wavy Q
smh im not that stupid
Re: OT: Kobe Bryant reportedly linked to sale of Bologna FC
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 1:08 am
by dockingsched
so he'd be in for like 1-2% of the ownership? thats pretty much nothing, around the same share magic has of the dodgers.
Re: OT: Kobe Bryant reportedly linked to sale of Bologna FC
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 3:25 am
by KobeBryant24
Wavy Q wrote::blank:
smh im not that stupid
Might just be all that dank in your system
Re: OT: Kobe Bryant reportedly linked to sale of Bologna FC
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 4:36 am
by Doormatt
Wavy Q wrote::blank:
smh im not that stupid
yes you are
Re: OT: Kobe Bryant reportedly linked to sale of Bologna FC
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:04 pm
by EArl
Wavy Q wrote:the teams named after **** deli meat cmon Kobe
Just like that sucker Lou Gehrig who was named after the disease. What were the odds that he would get it...
Re: OT: Kobe Bryant reportedly linked to sale of Bologna FC
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 9:59 pm
by Mamba Venom
Sports teams seem like the best investments out there right now. They always sell for more as time goes on.
Re: OT: Kobe Bryant reportedly linked to sale of Bologna FC
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 10:36 pm
by ennui
EArl wrote:Wavy Q wrote:the teams named after **** deli meat cmon Kobe
Just like that sucker Lou Gehrig who was named after the disease. What were the odds that he would get it...
