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Nov 18, 2021 · Sport Football. Union Saint-Gilloise: How British owners transformed Belgian minnows into improbable league leaders. Bought by Brighton’s Tony Bloom and business partner Alex Muzio, Union SG...
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Feb 13, 2023 · 38-year-old Alex Muzio is a protégé of the club’s owner, Tony Bloom, who also owns Brighton. The clubs are run large independently of each other, but have each achieved significant football success: here’s how they did it.
Meet Alex Muzio: The brains behind the Belgian Brighton. Tony Bloom’s data-crunching protégé Alex Muzio details Union Saint-Gilloise’s rapid climb from the second division to playing...
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In 2018 Union were purchased by Tony Bloom, the owner of Brighton & Hove Albion, and his business partner Alex Muzio. The pair had set out to purchase a club on the continent but had strict parameters: cheap, potential for growth, easily accessible from London and an availability to buy. Bloom and Muzio had a burning desire to win, ruling out the h...
In the summer of 2020, Les Unionistes appointed Felice Mazzu as their new head coach. In his own words, Mazzu did not have much of a career as a player – describing himself as a ‘joker’. After becoming manager of his local-club Charleroi in 2013, Mazzu guided them to the Championship play-offs, winning Belgian Coach of the Year in 2017. However, af...
After a remarkable promotion campaign, Muzio stated he did not believe major changes were required within the Union squad. The club once again failed to spend a penny in the summer transfer window, undoubtedly paying dividends. But few could have predicted the unimaginable success that has descended upon the Stade Joseph Marien. Top of the table by...
Aug 2, 2022 · In 2016, Tony Bloom and Alex Muzio began looking for a European football club to buy. At that point, Union Saint-Gilloise hadn’t been in the Belgian top flight for over 40 years and had a ...
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Mar 26, 2021 · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise chairman Alex Muzio reckons Stade Joseph Marien in the south of Brussels is “one of the most beautiful stadiums you will ever see”, with a street facade that is...
Dec 26, 2021 · Published Dec. 26, 2021 Updated Dec. 27, 2021. That first meeting told Alex Muzio all he needed to know. Not long after he and his business partner, the gambling tycoon Tony Bloom, bought...
