Ted Philapakos just announced he is taking over as CEO at the Serie C club, AC Reggiana 1919, the club owned by Italian-American baseballer Mike Piazza: 923926244516868098 is not a valid tweet id From his bio: Philipakos is an agent and consultant in the area of professional soccer and a professor at New York University’s Tisch Institute for Sports Management, Media, and Business. He is a frequent commentator on the American soccer business, having been cited in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, Vice, Forbes, ESPN, and many other major media outlets, Based in New York, Philipakos’ representation work has been focused in the United States and Greece, with clients having played in both countries. His current clients include George John, who has been invited to both the U.S. and Greek national teams and is the only Greek-American player in Major League Soccer, and Stefanos Stamoulacatos, a U.S. youth national team player who recently completed a successful trial with Iraklis FC in Thessaloniki. Last summer, after the FIFA World Cup, Philipakos consulted for two Greek national team players in discussions with Major League Soccer clubs. Ted’s brother, Peter, played professionally in Greece for nearly a decade — including two years at Olympiacos, where he won the Greek League and Greek Cup in 2004-05. Peter is the only Greek-American to ever play in a league match for Olympiacos. http://www.pappaspost.com/soccer-business-expert-ted-philipakos-releases-new-book/ Previously, Philapakos was CEO at another Serie C club, Venezia FC: http://americansoccernow.com/articles/american-ownership-group-eyes-success-at-venezia His LinkedIn bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tphilipakos/
Sounds like it didn't go so well: The Passion of Mike Piazza: How the midlife crisis of a baseball Hall of Famer led to the demise of a 100-year-old Italian soccer club ($) https://theathletic.com/721275/2018...demise-of-a-100-year-old-italian-soccer-club/ Two years later, A.C. Reggiana no longer exists. The club is bankrupt. A court-appointed accountant is distributing its assets. The club came a playoff match away from moving up to Serie B in their 2nd season, but the Piazzas (his wife became VP) pulled out. The club didn't register for the next season and was dissolved.
Seems he has returned to some level of involvement at Venezia FC: https://www.inquirer.com/soccer/alex-menta-venezia-fc-duncan-niederauer-20201116.html