Whether you call it football or soccer, the world’s most popular sport continues to dominate TV screens throughout the year. Watford Football Club owner Gino Pozzo is a name that has made waves in the soccer industry. Pozzo and his family have expanded their reach from the top flight of Italian soccer to three of Europe’s top leagues. Gino is the youngest member of the Pozzo family, yet he remains the mastermind behind one of the success stories in global sports.
Gino Pozzo was attending Harvard to learn the ins and outs of business when his family bought the historic Udinese club in Italy. The purchase was made because of the Pozzo family’s love of the Udinese club. After a disappointing start to the Pozzo family’s reign with Udinese, Gino returned and updated the business model. Gino understood the family did not have the financial muscle to rival other Serie A clubs for the biggest star names. Instead, he prompted an investment in the coaching and recruitment staff to develop younger players who were available for low transfer fees.
Gino Pozzo spent a decade living and working in Barcelona, prompting the purchase of Spain’s Granada F.C. Gino Pozzo oversaw the rise to La Liga’s top division and a move into English football. Pozzo’s decision to purchase Watford F.C. was the riskiest of his time as a sports club owner. Watford was stranded in the lowest level of English soccer and on the verge of falling out of the professional pyramid in England.
Pozzo inspired a run to the English Premier League in 2015 after purchasing the club in 2012. Before the sale of Granada F.C., the Pozzo family’s three professional soccer clubs competed in their top divisions. Watford F.C.’s rise through the English divisions showed his business and sporting knowledge remains vital to the future of the historic English club. Visit this page for additional information.
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