The Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is diversifying its investment portfolio by following the example of several other NBA stars and buying a stake in an MLS club. Antetokounmpo recently became a minority owner in Nashville SC.

Antetokounmpo is part of the group of new investors in the MLS side that also includes his brothers and fellow basketball players Thanasis, Kostas, and Alex, as well as Nashville Predators’ alternate captain Filip Forsberg. Nashville SC confirmed the arrival of new minority owners on Thursday but didn’t share the financial terms of the agreement. 

“My father was a professional soccer player, and it was the first sport I fell in love with in Greece,” said Antetokounmpo in a statement. “I’ve always had the dream of owning a soccer team. When my brothers and I explored Nashville SC, we knew it was a team and a city that we wanted to get involved with. I couldn’t be more excited to join the Boys in Gold, and can’t wait to come to a match at GEODIS Park soon!”

Antetokounmpo is the third NBA MVP to have a stake in an MLS franchise. Previously, the Philadelphia 76ers’ James Harden bought a stake in Houston Dynamo, while the Phoenix Suns’ Kevin Durant owns 5% of Philadelphia Union.

Nashville SC debuted in MLS as an expansion franchise in 2020. The team made the playoffs in each of its three seasons in the league, reaching the quarter-finals twice. Their best regular-season finish was third place in the Eastern Conference standings during the 2021 season.

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Nashville SC, one of the MLS teams which were set to participate in the summer MLS is Back Tournament, got the news that they will not be able to take part in the competition after the team experienced a rash of positive COVID-19 tests in its roster.

Nashville becomes the second team in the league to have to pull out of the competition, which will kick off in Orlando, Florida later this week. FC Dallas also abandoned the competition this week due to a large number of positive tests.

Tennessee has been one of the US states to recently undergo a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, and it seems as if the disease’s effects hit particularly hard in Nashville SC’s roster. Reports have stated that nine of the team’s first-team players have tested positive.

Nashville CEO Ian Eyre said in a statement, “In what has been a challenging year, and in an uncharted environment created by the Tornado that devastated our city and COVID-19, this is another big disappointing outcome for Nashville SC and its supporters.”

Nashville, an expansion team this season, will finish the 2020 campaign with only two games played in what has been an unprecedented and difficult season for the new club.

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Nashville SC is working hard on assembling a strong roster for their inaugural MLS season in 2019. After already acquiring a number of quality players, Nashville decided to go after an established European star and will reportedly pursue Atletico Madrid’s right back Juanfran.

ESPN reports that Nashville reached out to Juanfran, whose deal with Atletico expires in July, and that they would like to lure him to MLS. This might prove to be a tough task, however, as the 34-year-old former Spanish international also attracted interest from several high-profile Brazilian clubs including Corinthians and Sao Paulo.

“It’s true that Corinthians and Sao Paulo have sounded him out and they are both very interested in him,” – source close to Juanfran told ESPN.

Juanfran reportedly wants to continue his career “in a competitive championship,” and is willing to explore all options. He doesn’t rule out staying in Europe if he gets a satisfying offer.

Juanfran started his professional career with Real Madrid, but played only six games for the first team before embarking on stints with Espanyol and Osasuna. After 148 games with Osasuna, in which he scored 12 goals, he made a switch to Atletico.

His career highlights include Copa del Rey trophy with Espanyol and La Liga title with Atletico.

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The Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is diversifying its investment portfolio by following the example of several other NBA stars and buying a stake in an MLS club. Antetokounmpo recently became a minority owner in Nashville SC.

Antetokounmpo is part of the group of new investors in the MLS side that also includes his brothers and fellow basketball players Thanasis, Kostas, and Alex, as well as Nashville Predators’ alternate captain Filip Forsberg. Nashville SC confirmed the arrival of new minority owners on Thursday but didn’t share the financial terms of the agreement. 

“My father was a professional soccer player, and it was the first sport I fell in love with in Greece,” said Antetokounmpo in a statement. “I’ve always had the dream of owning a soccer team. When my brothers and I explored Nashville SC, we knew it was a team and a city that we wanted to get involved with. I couldn’t be more excited to join the Boys in Gold, and can’t wait to come to a match at GEODIS Park soon!”

Antetokounmpo is the third NBA MVP to have a stake in an MLS franchise. Previously, the Philadelphia 76ers’ James Harden bought a stake in Houston Dynamo, while the Phoenix Suns’ Kevin Durant owns 5% of Philadelphia Union.

Nashville SC debuted in MLS as an expansion franchise in 2020. The team made the playoffs in each of its three seasons in the league, reaching the quarter-finals twice. Their best regular-season finish was third place in the Eastern Conference standings during the 2021 season.

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Nashville SC, one of the MLS teams which were set to participate in the summer MLS is Back Tournament, got the news that they will not be able to take part in the competition after the team experienced a rash of positive COVID-19 tests in its roster.

Nashville becomes the second team in the league to have to pull out of the competition, which will kick off in Orlando, Florida later this week. FC Dallas also abandoned the competition this week due to a large number of positive tests.

Tennessee has been one of the US states to recently undergo a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, and it seems as if the disease’s effects hit particularly hard in Nashville SC’s roster. Reports have stated that nine of the team’s first-team players have tested positive.

Nashville CEO Ian Eyre said in a statement, “In what has been a challenging year, and in an uncharted environment created by the Tornado that devastated our city and COVID-19, this is another big disappointing outcome for Nashville SC and its supporters.”

Nashville, an expansion team this season, will finish the 2020 campaign with only two games played in what has been an unprecedented and difficult season for the new club.

The post Nashville SC Won’t Participate in MLS is Back After COVID-19 Positives appeared first on SportzBonanza.

Nashville SC is working hard on assembling a strong roster for their inaugural MLS season in 2019. After already acquiring a number of quality players, Nashville decided to go after an established European star and will reportedly pursue Atletico Madrid’s right back Juanfran.

ESPN reports that Nashville reached out to Juanfran, whose deal with Atletico expires in July, and that they would like to lure him to MLS. This might prove to be a tough task, however, as the 34-year-old former Spanish international also attracted interest from several high-profile Brazilian clubs including Corinthians and Sao Paulo.

“It’s true that Corinthians and Sao Paulo have sounded him out and they are both very interested in him,” – source close to Juanfran told ESPN.

Juanfran reportedly wants to continue his career “in a competitive championship,” and is willing to explore all options. He doesn’t rule out staying in Europe if he gets a satisfying offer.

Juanfran started his professional career with Real Madrid, but played only six games for the first team before embarking on stints with Espanyol and Osasuna. After 148 games with Osasuna, in which he scored 12 goals, he made a switch to Atletico.

His career highlights include Copa del Rey trophy with Espanyol and La Liga title with Atletico.

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