I did a quick google search but I couldn't find a suitable answer to this question. I'm curious if Mexico has any rules on foreign ownership in football clubs?
Respuesta: Re: Foreign Ownership in Mexican football I don't know if there are some rules, but foreign investors rarely look to Mexico so I guess the FMF hasn't even think of that possibility... and Queretaro and Petricevic aren't related anymore thought... he was never recognized by the Junta de dueños by the way...
Re: Respuesta: Re: Foreign Ownership in Mexican football Why wouldn't they? Aren't the big Mexican clubs fairly profitable? Or am I off base on that?
Relax, dawg, I know that guy. I give him shit all the time. Anyway, this is what I found concerning Qto's former owner: http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2011/08/23/dueno-croata-para-gallos-blancos Interesting.
Respuesta: Re: Respuesta: Re: Foreign Ownership in Mexican football I guess they don't see them as very expandable(?) brands, we have our market and it would be hard to expand it... and then most Mexican teams are already owned by healthy companies: Monterrey = FEMSA, largest LatAm beverage company and owner of 20% of the shares of Heineken International Tigres UANL = Cemex, enough said America, San Luis = Grupo Televisa, enough said Morelia, Jaguares, Grupo Salinas (TV Azteca owners) Atlante = Grupo Pegaso, a strong Telecom company, it's owner is cousin of the Mexican Television mogul, Azcarraga-Jean... and once was partner of Televisa et al... The only one that follows an Argentine/Spaniard model is Atlas, so they're always broke. Pumas UNAM is a totally different case. Queretaro and Puebla have smaller investors, but they aren't that attractive. Fun fact: Tigres UANL was originally meant to be owned by both Cemex and FEMSA, that joint-venture was called Sinergia Deportiva (and it's still called that way, even if Femsa it's not there anymore) but then ABA broke and Femsa decided to save Monterrey.
Carlos Ahumada, a naturalized Mexican of Argentine descent also use to own Leon and Santos... to answer the question, no FMF bylaw excludes foreign ownership all they ask is to be of good moral character...
Heh and that's worked so well for England. It's interesting to note the different owners above. Big corporations and Tv companies. Do these companies see the clubs as money makers or maybe like in Russia where they are an advertising vehicle slash pr move?
When ESPN Dos launched, ESPN, Inc. bought Pachuca CF for the sole purpose of getting live matches for ESPN Dos. Pachuca was in the "Primera A" at the time. ESPN, Inc. sold Pachuca CF shortly before Pachuca won its first title in the Primera.
Respuesta: Re: Respuesta: Re: Foreign Ownership in Mexican football Well, San Luis is not owned by Televisa anymore: So, the new owner also owns El Economista, a finance specialized newspaper (a good one, by the way) and the private college ICEL (don't know how good it's, I guess there is only in DF), good news by the way.
Re: Respuesta: Re: Respuesta: Re: Foreign Ownership in Mexican football Well Haineken International owns FEMSA, FEMSA owns Club Monterrey, so I guess we could say a foreign owner does control a Mexican club. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FEMSA "In January 2010, Heineken International announced it will acquire the beer operations of FEMSA. This transaction will not involve cash, Heineken will pay FEMSA with shares. FEMSA will be one of the major shareholders of Heineken (just after the Heineken family) with 20% of the shares"
So in conclusion there is little to no restrictions on foreign ownership in Mexican football. Thanks to all the responses.
Respuesta: Re: Respuesta: Re: Respuesta: Re: Foreign Ownership in Mexican football Nope, Heineken owns Cerveceria Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma aka FEMSA Cerveza, FEMSA still has FEMSA Comercio (aka OXXO) and its beverage division, FEMSA Coca-Cola. Lately they were expanding those both divisions (buying bottling companies in Argentina and Brazil & expanding its OXXO chains in Colombia and Venezuela), so FEMSA Cerveza was sort of forgotten and stagnated.
Re: Respuesta: Re: Respuesta: Re: Respuesta: Re: Foreign Ownership in Mexican football What FEMSA owns the club? FEMSA Comersio? Yes, Haineken only bought the beer division.
Respuesta: Re: Respuesta: Re: Respuesta: Re: Respuesta: Re: Foreign Ownership in Mexican football Femsa, the parent house, I guess they manage CF Monterrey as another division, on par with Femsa Comercio and FEMSA Coca-Cola.
I guess not foreign but what you all think about how there are now fewer owners? I have no problem with San Luis and Puebla being owned by brothers. TV Azteca - Morelia, Jaguares and Neza? Televisa - America and Necaxa?I hear soon Veracruz. Grupo Pachuca/Slim - Pachuca, Leon and Tecos. So out of 33 teams are owned by 27-28 different/related owners.