Red Bull’s Italian expansion plans – Plus Bursaspor’s Turkish football completion & Den Bosch’s promotion dilemma

About this episode

The episode discusses Red Bull's plans for Italian football, focusing on FC Südtirol, and also covers Bursaspor's achievements and Den Bosch's promotion situation.

Red Bull are finally coming for Italian football! The energy drinks giant, which already majority-owns football clubs in Austria, Germany, America, Brazil and Japan, reportedly wants to venture into football in Italy and has now set its sights on FC Südtirol. So what makes the Serie B club a sensible strategic move for Red Bull? And why should supporters in Bolzano be wary of multi-club ownership? This weekend, we went to Austria Salzburg – the phoenix club that rose from the ashes of Red Bull’s hostile first foray into the sport – to explore what the future may hold for FC Südtirol. Plus, Bursaspor win each of Turkiye’s top four divisions and a defeat helps Den Bosch secure a spot in the Eerste Divisie play-offs. You can book your ticket for The Sweeper's live show and Around The World in 80 Clubs book launch from this link: thesweeper.eventbrite.com Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 01:15 – Red Bull’s Italian expansion plans 07:30 – The hostile takeover of Austria Salzburg 11:10 – The phoenix club that rose from the ashes 15:40 – FC Südtirol: Yes or no to the energy empire? 21:15 – Bursaspor’s Turkish football completion 26:45 – UEFA Champions League fallen giants 28:12 – Promotion chaos…

People in this episode

Hosts: Lee Wingate, Paul Watson

Topics covered

• Red Bull expansion
• Italian football
• FC Südtirol
• Bursaspor
• Eerste Divisie promotion
• Austria Salzburg

Keywords

• Red Bull
• FC Südtirol
• Bursaspor
• Eerste Divisie
• Austria Salzburg
• Italian football
• football expansion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Red Bull, FC Südtirol, Austria Salzburg, Bursaspor

Places: Bolzano, Turkiye, Eerste Divisie

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