Investors in football: Between capital and passion – Sport inside – WDR 5 – Podcasts and audios

Sport inside – your deep dive into sport.
April 28, 2026.
35:01 Min..
Available until April 23, 2046.
WDR 5.

Ben Harburg is in his early 40s, American and a football enthusiast. But he is also a strategist and businessman. He put his money into shares in a Spanish second division team. He bought an entire club in Saudi Arabia. Sport inside author Robert Kempe met him. In the podcast he explains what drives Harburg, what is behind his business model and why such investments would be unthinkable in the Bundesliga.

Questions, suggestions or topic requests? Write to us! [email protected] Author: Robert Kempe Moderation and dramaturgy: Nora Hespers Editorial team: Uli Loke and Leon Gellings Producer: Tim Schneider Editing: Mendy Stoll Our podcast tip “Weltspiegel podcast” at: https://1.ard.de/weltspiegel_podcast?cp=sportinside To the three-part series “Inside Football – Who buys the game?” You can find it in the ARD media library here: https://1.ard.de/inside_fussball The Sport inside podcast episode on the topic of “Multi-Club Ownership” can be found at: http://www.wdr.de/k/multi-club-ownership-wie-viele-clubs-darf-ein-investor-habenen You can also find more from Sport inside in the background area of the sports show: http://www.wdr.de/k/background And on the Sport inside website: http://www.wdr.de/k/sport-inside

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