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Private equity sports investor: Don’t call them teams anymore

George Pyne says that traditional vocabulary could damage the ‘perceived value’ of sports assets

George Pyne is founder and chief executive of Bruin Capital, the sports and entertainment company launched in 2015
George Pyne is founder and chief executive of Bruin Capital, the sports and entertainment company launched in 2015 Photo: Lauren Justice/Getty Images

Sports clubs are technology hybrids, commercial platforms, media companies and data-driven consumer enterprises. Just don’t call them teams anymore.

That’s the view of one of the most influential figures in private equity sports investment, who is calling for a rethink of the language used since time immemorial by fans and owners to describe the clubs they support.

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