Empire of Soccer Opinion on NYCFC

[Andy]

Is there any evidence for this?

I tried looking for ages on anything related to Sela but I was unable to find jack about them in regards to who owns them exactly. Neither could Cosmos fans or fans of other NASL teams when I looked around various forums.

Also just to put out where I am coming from for the sake of honesty and being up front with you guys. I am an avid supporter of soccer in this area and have always wanted an MLS team in this area that I could get behind since it wasn't clicking with Red Bull. I was initially excited for NYCFC but was then turned off by the ownership for the human rights deal so I decided to hop on the only option left in the Cosmos thinking that I had done sufficient research on them. However if what you say is true then I had obviously didn't do enough in researching Sela and I will have reconsider and apologize to whatever NYCFC fans I have talked to for my hypocrisy.

I also want to say that I am posting on this thread not to say "Neener! Neener! Neener! You have a meanie owner! Hahaha!" I have no intentions of purposely smearing it in your face for the sake of scoring points. I just came here to find out facts and have an honest discussion.

Ah, but I think you have simply looked in the wrong places, you ought to read Arab or Asian papers in this case.

"WSG Chairman and CEO Seamus O’Brien who doubles as head of the New York Cosmos took control last year of the US club last year in a partnership with Sela Sport, a Saudi company represented by Hussein Mohsin Al Harthy, according to media reports as well as well-placed sources who believe that Mr. Al-Harthy is Mr. Kamel’s brother-in-law. The 2012 Directory of Islamic Financial Institutions published by Routledge lists Mr. Al Harthy, who sits on the board of a number of companies of Mr. Kamel’s Dallah Al Baraka group, as a founder, together with the Saudi billionaire, of the Al Baraka Islamic Investment Bank BSC in Bahrain"

"World Sport Group is the same company now involved with the New York Cosmos in partnership with Sela Sport, a Saudi company, after the collapse of Paul Kemsley’s revival effort. Seamus O’Brien, the current Cosmos chairman and the man at the forefront of the club’s return to the field for 2013, holds the same title with WSG.

"International Sports Events (ISE), a WSG shareholder, is the entity that made payments to Bin Hammam ahead of the rights decision. ISE is reportedly owned by Saudi billionaire Saleh Abdullah Kamel, who is brother-in-law to chief Sela Sports figure Hussein Mohsin Al Harthy.

"JEDDAH – Bank Aljazira becomes the first Saudi bank to invest in the sports industry in Saudi Arabia under an agreement it signed recently with Sela Sports.

 

[Luqy13]

Ah, but I think you have simply looked in the wrong places, you ought to read Arab or Asian papers in this case.

"WSG Chairman and CEO Seamus O’Brien who doubles as head of the New York Cosmos took control last year of the US club last year in a partnership with Sela Sport, a Saudi company represented by Hussein Mohsin Al Harthy, according to media reports as well as well-placed sources who believe that Mr. Al-Harthy is Mr. Kamel’s brother-in-law. The 2012 Directory of Islamic Financial Institutions published by Routledge lists Mr. Al Harthy, who sits on the board of a number of companies of Mr. Kamel’s Dallah Al Baraka group, as a founder, together with the Saudi billionaire, of the Al Baraka Islamic Investment Bank BSC in Bahrain"

"World Sport Group is the same company now involved with the New York Cosmos in partnership with Sela Sport, a Saudi company, after the collapse of Paul Kemsley’s revival effort. Seamus O’Brien, the current Cosmos chairman and the man at the forefront of the club’s return to the field for 2013, holds the same title with WSG.

"International Sports Events (ISE), a WSG shareholder, is the entity that made payments to Bin Hammam ahead of the rights decision. ISE is reportedly owned by Saudi billionaire Saleh Abdullah Kamel, who is brother-in-law to chief Sela Sports figure Hussein Mohsin Al Harthy.

"JEDDAH – Bank Aljazira becomes the first Saudi bank to invest in the sports industry in Saudi Arabia under an agreement it signed recently with Sela Sports.

What is the name of the newspaper that reported this?

Do they have an online source where I can read this for myself?

Forgive me for pestering but this is the first time I have read anything about Sela beyond "They advertise stuff and um... that's it."

 

[Andy]

[URL='http://mideastsoccer.blogspot.se/2012/09/world-sports-groups-sues-journalist-in.html(same article was in soccernewsday online)http://www.soccerex.com/media-centre/soccerex-blog/cosmos-set-for-nasl-reboot/'][URL='http://www.soccerex.com/media-centre/soccerex-blog/cosmos-set-for-nasl-reboot/'][/URL]
[URL='http://mideastsoccer.blogspot.se/2012/09/world-sports-groups-sues-journalist-in.html(same article was in soccernewsday online)http://www.soccerex.com/media-centre/soccerex-blog/cosmos-set-for-nasl-reboot/']

What is the name of the newspaper that reported this?

Do they have an online source where I can read this for myself?

Forgive me for pestering but this is the first time I have read anything about Sela beyond "They advertise stuff and um... that's it."

It was all over the place as part of the Bin Hamman corruption scandal ..

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[Andy]

Building support everywhere, and given how vocal and brand loyal the gay community is... 10/10


"The New York Ramblers have announced that NYCFC have signed on as official sponsors of this weekend’s NY Indoor Classic soccer tournament. The Ramblers were founded as the world’s first organized openly-gay soccer club in 1980.
From the Ramblers’ Facebook post announcing the sponsorship:

We are excited about NYC FC’s progressive stance on tolerance in American Soccer, so please rally support for NYC FC as proud supporters of the LGBT soccer community.
The Indoor Classic attracts teams from not only the New York metro area, but also the whole North American gay soccer community. Teams will be representing Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, San Francisco, Toronto, Seattle, Portland, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and West Hollywood.
It’s great to see NYCFC deliberately including the city’s LGBT community as they gear up for their inaugural 2015 season.