The company's end customers are forestry companies, municipalities, road maintenance services, farmers or even the emergency management with all its equipment carrier vehicles. How do I get tickets?Applications through a ballot are open via uefa.com/tickets. The Gao family have an incredible platform from which to build. Katharina Liebherr, the Premier League club's Swiss owner, confirmed that a deal with Mr Gao, who controls Chinese real estate group Lander Holdings, and his daughter Nelly, had been. As a club, we have never wanted to buy success, but to earn it. Infighting of Women's World Cup faves Spain, France, Canada reveals big issues in the sport, New era in South America? BBC Radio Solent sports editor Adam Blackmore. Rasmus Ankersen is the CEO and co-founder of Sport Republic. For latest updates, follow us on Twitter at @ground_guru. Before that, he was a senior manager at the accounting firm Deloitte. Lander Sports Development said a deal was agreed. But she has done more than that. VIDEO: Southampton FC owner Katharina Liebherr and chairman Ralph Krueger officially open the Markus Liebherr Pavilion, and pay tribute to its late benefactor - http://youtu.be/lTxDK-mQaww #TheNextChapter youtube.com Owner and chairman pay tribute to Markus Liebherr Which stadiums are being used?Brentford's Community Stadium (three group games and a quarter-final)Brighton's Amex Stadium (two group games and a quarter-final)Leigh Sports Village (three group games and a quarter-final)Manchester City's Academy Stadium (three group games)Manchester United's Old Trafford (one group game)Milton Keynes Dons' Stadium MK (three group games and a semi-final)Rotherham's New York Stadium (three group games and a quarter-final)Sheffield United's Bramall Lane (three group games and a semi-final)Southampton's St Mary's Stadium (three group games)Wembley (final). Let's face it, all the top teams are owned by foreign investors! We had a very positive meeting with all the staff of the Club on Monday and I am sure Gareth's appointment will be warmly received. Liebherr, her advisers, Semmens and the managing director, Toby Steele, oversaw the takeover process. But she has brought this investment in to strengthen the club financially and to take it further than she feels she is able to on her own. Has also worked at West Brom and Bristol City. Gao bought an 80% stake for about 200m in August 2017. History tells us that when everything in your nation is owned by foreigners, you have been conquered. [3] He later handed most of his shares back to his family, and ran his own group of companies, the Mali Group, from 1994 until his death. One employee at Wifag was quoted saying: "With the death of the patron, the chicken has lost its head. "The Premier League is increasingly competitive; we need to keep moving forward and look to new markets for commercial growth, innovation and to share our journey. The Netherlands are the holders, ending a run of six Germany wins in a row. Additional reporting by Philip Oltermann in Berlin. Delivered our Power BI Masterclass in April 2022. A few months after buying Southampton he bailed out a struggling printing company in Bern, saving 50 jobs and those of 72 apprentices and becoming known as the "Wifag saviour". It's a takeover. "Like any business we scenario-plan - four months ago we sat down and ran through the three different scenarios," he said. Sport Republic is being built to provide a network of people, clubs and technology that allows the clubs within it to grow every day and gain the advantages you need to be successful, he said. Responsible for all pre, live and post-match analysis for the first team. Joined the club's Academy in February 2019, having previously worked in rugby union. Henrik Kraft is the Chairman and co-founder of Sport Republic and has spent the last 20 years investing in the Technology, Telecoms and Media industry including as an active early-stage investor in sports technology companies such as Tonsser, Sportlight, Wave.tv, Oura Ring, Sava Health and MastersApp. He founded the company in Heinrichsburg near Eberhardzell in the district of Biberach in Upper Swabia. The Chinese businessman has been keen to sell for the past 18 months, only for interested parties to withdraw. English clubs Aston Villa, Birmingham, Wolves, Reading and West Brom already have Chinese investors, as do Italian side AC Milan. More information about Sport Republic can be found on www.sportrepublic.com. Liebherr, whose father Markus bought the club in 2009 but died a year later, installed herself as director following the departure of chairman Nicola Cortese in January 2014. FC Kln Der Klub wurde im November 1885 dabei St. Mary's YMA gegrndet. The most recent results for the holding company DMWSL 613, for which Cortese is listed as the only director, detail the spending for the year to June 2012, the season in which Southampton were promoted back to the Premier League. MALI Spezialfahrzeugbau GmbH, based in Elbe, Germany, deals with research, design, manufacture and sale of offroad vehicles. Statement from Mr Jisheng Gao ", A third company is the German-based BSG Bodensee Steuergerte its primary business being the research, design, manufacturing and sales of electronic control units for common rail injection and transmissions. Not British. "Together we have had many years of progression and success, and ensuring this continues is the main focus of any possible partnership. Mr Jisheng Gao and his daughter, Mrs Nelly Gao, with whom I have built a close relationship, share our values and ambitions. His investment in the club has been extremely limited but Hasenhttl has repeatedly steered the team away from relegation. Had previously worked with the Academy since 2015 and with Team Sky. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. [17] References [ edit] For other inquiries, Contact Us. During his previous time as Academy Manager, from 2006 to 2013, they had produced the likes of Gareth Bale, Theo Walcott and Luke Shaw. Sounds like a takeover to me! . but the takeover is now a personal investment. It is now clear that, according to filings in Switzerland, Cortese resigned as a Mali director in October last year on the very same day as Liebherr was appointed to the board. Read Southampton FC's owner writes open letter to fans latest on ITV News. I want to see local lads playing for my team, I want to see a local business man in charge, I want to see a game played in the snow with a orange ball or on a muddy pitch, I want to see shirts with no sponsors name, I want the FA cup final to KO at 3pm,I want tickets to cost a reasonable amount.need I go on :-(. Has extensive experience in rugby league, having worked for Bradford Bull and Leeds Rhinos. Martin Semmens, CEO of Southampton Football Club, said: One of their former coaches, Manuel Sanchez, tells us why the sport is part of the football fabric there. Saints owner Katharina Liebherr confirmed the deal had been completed in a statement released to Southampton . The first league game of the new era will, neatly, be against Brentford next Tuesday. bei der Census im die ganzen 2011 wurden in geeignet City 119. Manage your Joined Southampton in January 2019 as U18s coach and promoted to current role in summer of 2022. Owner Katharina Liebherr and the club want 270m for the South Coast club, with the heiress referring to a "potential partnership" in a statement to fans yesterday. olak has founded and developed many other companies, his first being the motion picture production and distribution company VANS, which he established in 1990 with a group of friends and movie enthusiasts. And yet while Cortese had become used to running the club as if it were his own, totting up the large investment made by the Liebherrs in Southampton since 2009, it is perhaps not unreasonable for Katharina to insist on having more of a say. Today we welcome a new beginning with a new ownership group. Who voted for Messi, Mbappe, Putellas in The Best FIFA Awards? When Katharina Liebherr began to demand a greater say in how things were being run, cracks started to appear. Arrived in June 2022, having helped FC Copenhagen to their first title in three seasons in 2021/22. Southampton have new owners, after being taken over by a consortium backed by the Serbian media magnate Dragan Solak. Together we have had many years of progression and success, and ensuring this continues is the main focus of any possible partnership. "I hope you enjoy what will be a brilliant day for our club and look forward to a successful future together. Solak has partnered the Danish investors Ankersen and Henrik Kraft with the aim of purchasing more clubs in a model similar to the one employed by the owners of Manchester City, RB Leipzig where the Southampton manager, Ralph Hasenhttl, worked previously and Barnsley. Southampton are in talks with Chinese investors over selling a stake in the club and owner Katharina Liebherr promises any deal would be in the "best interests of the club.". The latest rumours and stories from around the world of football. Was previously Scout Co-Ordination Manager. Southampton have agreed a partnership with Chinese businessman Jisheng Gao. [17], "Markus Liebherr: Entrepreneur who saved Southampton FC", "Brige Stimmung beim 6. John Everett Millais (1829-1896), Zeichner Martin Hyman (1933-2021), Langstreckenlufer Im Jahr 2016 zhlte Southampton , denke webcam kaltenbronn ich 254. The subsequent success of Cortese's bold decisions to dispense with first Alan Pardew and then Nigel Adkins, together with the continued success of Southampton's feted academy, fed Cortese's belief in his "project". Joined from Norwich in September 2017, initially as data analyst, before being promoted to lead data scientist in January 2019. We were attracted to Southampton because it is already a well-run club that follows a clearly defined strategy. Southampton Football Club will pay tribute to late owner Markus Liebherr by naming its new state-of-the-art training centre in his honour. "I cannot thank you enough for the continued support you give Southampton Football Club, and it makes me so proud to think we will soon be experiencing a major final together at Wembley. Also on display from Kirowez importer L&K (Land- und Kraftfahrzeugtechnik Stadtilm) was a 400-hp articulated tractor equipped with Mali's WSG-250 continuously variable transmission. EVAN FERGUSON and Andy Moran both joined Brighton's Academy at the age of 16 from clubs in the League of Ireland. Ankersen was an integral part of Brentfords impressive rise to the Premier League, implementing a data-driven recruitment strategy. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. 2001 zog geeignet Klub trotzdem anlsslich passen beschrnkten Quantitt Bedeutung haben Zuschauerpltzen in fr jede St. Mary's Entwicklungsstufe um, in D-mark am 28. There are no guarantees that deal with Lander Holding will be completed and Liebherr, who inherited the club from her late father Markus, has written to fans to explain the situation. PROFESSOR David Sumpter is a pioneer of the application of data science in football and has worked with leading teams including Ajax, Barcelona, Hammarby and England. Since then Southampton has had a remarkable climb, reaching the highest division in 2012 and now having solidified themselves in that division. "It's shown from the financial perspective," added Rogers. He has a BSc in Economics and Accounting from the University of Southampton.". I am very pleased to be able help the club by stepping up to the CEOs job on an interim basis. Sport Republic aims to apply proprietary intelligence and data analytics to help sports businesses and sports technology companies reach their full potential. Ankersen and Kraft, who has spent the past 20 years in the technology industry, are expected to be on Southamptons board. We have found partners with ambition for the future, but with a clear understanding of what Southampton stands for and the direction we must go in now. Mary Earps almost quit, now she could be named the best goalkeeper in the world, The VAR Review: Ziyech red card explained, disallowed Arsenal goal, Saka penalty, Tottenham lead Newcastle, Liverpool in Champions League race, but the verdict is far from clear, Liga MX: Chivas look legit; 'Tuca' wins Cruz Azul debut post-smoke break, Brazil great Ronaldinho fails to dazzle as the latest to take to Pique's Kings League, From axing Ronaldo to key signings, how Ten Hag transformed Man United. To use comments you will need to have JavaScript enabled. When is the tournament?It opens on Wednesday 6 July 2022 at Old Trafford and finishes on Sunday 31 July at Wembley. It seems to be an eternal question that wants to be asked because everyone wants a different answer.". Commenting on the agreement, the Lead Investor of Sport Republic, Dragan Solak, said: My partners and I have experience in long-term investments in the sports and entertainment industry and Sport Republic has been founded to combine this expertise and deliver something unique to the market. Southampton fans desperately scouring the internet for information on Katharina Liebherr, the little-known figure who is now owner and chair of their club after the sudden departure of Nicola Cortese, will be hoping that the story of a small printing company in Bern does not prove prophetic. Promoted to current role in November 2020. info@trainingground.guru, About Ms Liebherr has honoured her father's wishes for the club so far in the way she has handled the club. Sources: Zidane rejected approach . Replaced Ross Wilson as Director of Football Operations at Southampton. Gao spent around 210m acquiring the stake in the club, making the purchase from Katharina Liebherr, who inherited control of Saints from her late father, Markus, in 2010. I am honoured and humbled to become a partner of Southampton Football Club alongside Katharina Liebherr, who, together with her father, has been such a great steward of the club, its growth and success. Southampton executive chairman Nicola Cortese Chairman Nicola Cortese could leave Southampton over divisions with the club's owner, Katharina Liebherr. ", At Agritechnica 2009, the world's largest trade fair for agricultural machinery, Mali presented its trac-140 system carrier for municipal applications. Lander had the opportunity to seal the deal for the club during a six-week exclusivity period after their first offer. Shouldn't be difficult Liverpool are known to be a selling club Perhaps Jotnar, because Soton seem to have one of the best youth acadamies in the premier league? 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"I'm not quite sure what more we can say to convince you. Last updated on 28 March 201528 March 2015.From the section Football. The parties have been in talks for months and Press Association Sport reported the deal for a stake in the club remains at an early stage. In 2017, Markus Liebherr's daughter Katharina Liebherr sold an 80 stake in the club for GBP210 million to Chinese Lander Sports Investment company owned by the Gao family. Dragan Solak, the businessman behind cable-TV operator United Group, has bought Southampton from Gao Jisheng; Sport Republic acquire 80 per cent controlling stake as Katharina Liebherr. I hope you enjoy what will be a brilliant day for our club and look forward to a successful future together. Southampton Football Club has announced the appointment of Gareth Rogers as Interim Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. . The manager, Mauricio Pochettino, insisted that he was as shocked by Cortese's decision to quit as the players and fans, but it is clear that the Italian's departure had been brewing for months. For these vehicles it develops transmission technology, injection technology, development, vehicle construction, control technology. Liebherr had previously equipped some Schlter tractors with Liebherr engines. Industry experts have valued Southampton FC between 160m and 220m and the club's annual turnover is set to hit 105m this season. This page was last edited on 21 October 2022, at 12:30. He was a Swiss entrepreneur and owner of MALI International AG, which he founded in 1994.[3]. Training Ground Guru Since when has having 80% of your business bought by someone been "entering into a partnership"? Chinese businessman Jisheng Gao and his family have completed a deal to buy 80% of Southampton. The German inherited the club from her father, Markus Liebherr, who died in 2010. PROFESSOR David Sumpter says Ajax are like a 'University of football' and are building an understanding of the game from the foundations up. Meanwhile, fans are just cannon-fodder in the financial merry-go-round. SOUTHAMPTON have rejected a 180million bid for the club from a Chinese party - with the bid reportedly 90m SHORT of their asking price. The Chairman of Sport Republic, Henrik Kraft, added: We will be an active and engaged owner, but we will not be starting any revolutions. At the start of the Liebherr era, Southampton was in League One but is now. The news comes as annual results for the 2013-14 period show further loans totalling 29.1m from Liebherr. First joined in June 2013 as lead Academy S&C coach. "Today is the start of a new and exciting chapter for our club," said Katharina Liebherr, who inherited Saints from her late father, Markus, in 2010 when they were in League One. Pen pics of Southampton's coaching, science, medicine and analytics staff. Photograph: Robin Jones/Digital South. Showing Editorial results for katharina liebherr. "We have also conducted the Owners' and Directors' Test, which includes detailed background checks on any individual proposing to acquire more than 30% of shares in a club, or to be a director on the club's board.". Replaced Ross Wilson as Director of Football Operations at Southampton. Copyright 2023 Southampton Football Club. Arrived from the English Institute of Sport in August 2018 to become Southampton's strategic performance leader. Was Head of Analysis at Bristol City for seven years before joining Saints in January 2021. Last updated on 14 August 201714 August 2017.From the section Footballcomments194. His holding company, DMWSL 613 Limited, bought English Football League side Southampton in July 2009, which took the club out of administration. In January, Gao's company Lander Sports Development said a deal was agreed, but the takeover is now a personal investment. Markus had an estimated fortune of 3bn when he died, bequeathing Katharina not only his companies and wealth but a football club to which she has little connection save for the cranes in the harbour that carry her family name. Watch the manager speak ahead of Wednesday's cup clash. In the same time period, he has been the Executive Chairman of the Danish club FC Midtjylland and overseen the most successful period in the clubs history, winning three Danish Championships, qualifying for the Champions League group stages in 2020 as well as making the club highly profitable. Gao Jisheng is the current majority shareholder of Southampton Football Club after the Chinese businessman bought an 80% stake in the St Mary's club in 2017. Southampton owner Katharina Liebherr has revealed the club have entered into a . UG Telecom is delivering broadband, mobile and pay-TV services to a market of more than 40 million people across eight countries. Establishing a new set of Southampton directors is Katharina Liebherr's top priority, the Saints owner confirmed in a statement. webcam kaltenbronn Hexagon Le Havre (Frankreich) Danielle King . There is also speculation over how much of the club Liebherr wants to part with, after stating that she was looking for a "potential partnership" with any interested investors. cookie settings, Season Tickets and Match Tickets available, Get supporter benefits including priority access on tickets, Apply for your child to be a Saints awayday mascot, Saints appoint Destination Sport Travel as Official Business Travel Supplier, Support Sells and the squad as they arrive at St Mary's. The former majority owner, Katharina Liebherr, retains her 20% stake and the chief executive, Martin Semmens, will remain in post and continue to oversee the daytoday running of the club.. Liebherr said the Gao family share Southampton's "values and ambitions", adding: "As a team, we will strive to build upon the strong foundation that is in place towards sustainable long-term success.". Owner Katharina Liebherr and the club want 270m for Cortese, who pledged his future to a club he described as his "baby" in the face of overtures from an unnamed Italian club earlier in his tenure, was well remunerated for his heavy workload the most recent accounts show he took home 1.6m during Southampton's promotion season from the Championship. outhampton have confirmed that the club has entered into partnership with Chinese businessman Jisheng Gao and his family who have bought 80% stake in the club. However, the way they were developed after that was completely different, as former Brighton Academy Manager John Morling tells TGG. Updates from Tuesday, Jan. 21. She has done this to keep the club moving forward, albeit I suspect in a measured way, not with a sudden splashing of cash. They are also involved in the leasing, development and distribution of sports. "Since our early conversations about the deal I made it clear that I would only buy the club if he remained involved following the purchase," said Liebherr, who had an emotional link with Southampton given the presence of cranes bearing the name of his father's company in the harbour. Katharina Liebherr believes Jisheng Gao and his daughter are the right people to take Southampton forward after their 210m takeover marked the latest Chinese investment in English football . Rogers said they have planned for every eventuality, including the prospect of playing in the Champions League. She is not super wealthy and fans can not expect her to compete with the top clubs; so we have to hope she has done the best she can for the club, in this 'partnership' with people she knows well. How does the tournament work?The 16 teams are in four groups of four and the top two in each group will progress to the quarter-finals. Read about the launch of Unite for Access, Level Playing Field's new campagin. Solak described the acquisition of Southampton as the first step towards execution of our investment strategy. Markus Liebherr (30 March 1948[1] 10 August 2010[2]) was a German-born Swiss businessman and a member of one of Europe's top family business dynasties. Together, we have the passion and motivation to build on Southamptons excellent progress in recent years as we look forward to an exciting next chapter for the club. Markus Liebherr studied mechanical engineering and even then had an increased interest in special agricultural vehicles. "A potential partnership would need to clear multiple approvals and fulfil strict criteria before being confirmed. wappen Verein & Funktion Appointed In charge until Matches PPM; Southampton Owner: 10/11 (Aug 10, 2010) expected - 0.00 Our ambition is to build a portfolio of high-influence stakes in football clubs and other sporting assets across the world. Having experienced a narrow escape in 2007, when the club were nearly bought by the hedge fund Sisu that went on to alight upon now homeless Coventry City, and endured a recent flirtation with administration, they will be more aware than most of the uncertainty any move to sell the club could bring. Joined in September 2018 from Doncaster, where he had been Head of Performance Analysis for four years. Liebherr also gave the board permission to reinvest transfer income gained from last year's summer exodus of players. Consortium plans to build global portfolio of clubs, Former Brentford executive Rasmus Ankersen involved. Manage your A look back at an impressive week for Southampton's on loan players. Everything you need to know to make sure you never miss a moment. overcame a ten-point deduction for going into administration to mount a late challenge for the play-offs, missing out by seven points. The Markus Liebherr Pavilion officially opens its doors today, and is the focal point of the Staplewood Football Development & Support Centre - a top-class training facility designed to continue the club . This was contained in an official statement by the club's owner Katharina Liebherr who made this announcement via the club website. The annual results for the year ending 30 June 2014, the season in which Mauricio Pochettino was manager, also show: Rogers also reiterated chairman Ralph Krueger's message that Liebherr was not looking to sell the Premier League club. outhampton fans desperately scouring the internet for information on Katharina Liebherr, the little-known figure who is now owner and chair of their club after the sudden departure of Nicola Cortese, will be hoping that the story of a small printing company in Bern does not prove prophetic. Head Physio at Nottingham Forest from 2017 to 2022 before joining Southampton. see our cookie policy. Katharina Liebherr To see staff profiles for other clubs, click here. Explains in this video how the department has changed during his time at the club. As a team, we will strive to build upon the strong foundation that is in place towards sustainable long-term success. Extended Highlights: Chelsea 0-1 Saints . One of the mottos of the Liebherr Group, the huge company founded by Katharina's grandfather in Germany with interests in everything from maritime cranes to hotels, remains: "We aim to maintain our consistency and trustworthiness for many years to come.". Joined from Huddersfield in 2016. Southampton owner Katharina Liebherr took over her father's estate, which included Southampton FC, when her father Markus died in 2010. The strategy is to push forward with the plans we have had in place over the last two years, but with their support we can now do this with a renewed focus and speed. While Saints owner Katharina Liebherr has described this new investment as a partnership, the reality is that the Gao family - father Jisheng and daughter Nelly - are now 80% majority owners. ", The first full-year profit the group has recorded since administration in 2009 (33.4m), The loan with Vibrac, taken out in September 2012, amounts to 19m, Expenditure on the training ground, originally estimated at 15m, has risen to 38m, Total revenue increased to 106m (2013: 71.8m) with 31.8m net assets, Rogers also reiterated chairman Ralph Krueger's message that Liebherr was. Moved to St Mary's in 2014 from West Brom as Senior Physio. He was the son of the late Hans Liebherr, who started the company Liebherr, one of the world's leading manufacturers of construction machinery, set up over 60 years ago in Germany. Gareth has been the Club's CFO since March 2011. Having spent an estimated 75m on players over the past five years, and assuming she feels little of the emotional connection to the club that her father exhibited, she may well be pondering the risk/reward ratio of further investment. "But also from the perspective that she was here at the Christmas party, we fly over to see her regularly to update her, she comes to games. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Katharina Liebherr, centre, during a recent visit to watch Southampton. Southamptons CEO Martin Semmens will continue to run the day-to-day operations of the club, and Sport Republic will be working closely with him and his team to help the club grow. They have purchased the shareholding of the club held by Mr Gao and will work in partnership with Katharina Liebherr who retains her minority shareholding. 8h Alex Kirkland. "I am pleased to confirm talks to bring in a new partner to our club have been concluded," she said in a . Idea is to bring an analytical and data-driven edge to scouting and recruitment. "Therefore, are we ready for European football? Read about the launch of Unite for Access, Level Playing Field's new campagin. 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