Swiss German at the head of Lugano?

Nothing is certain yet, as the change of ownership is not yet complete, but according to the Watson.ch portal, new CEO of FC Lugano could be Martin Placer, who currently heads the sports division of Ringier, the multimedia group that owns others from Blick. Indiscretion may even come from the environment of Hockey Club Lugano, which would have been investigated to learn more about the sporting reality of the city in Ceresio. According to the German-Swiss portal, Blazer, despite his lack of knowledge, is “one of the best marketers and sports managers in the country” and under his leadership, along with American money, could make the club a “giant” at the national level. In fact, Blaser was already Director of Marketing, Sales and Business Development in Basel from 2013 to 2017.

Red and blue organic
Also according to Watson, the new organization could also be enriched by Fritz Schmid as sporting director, who was already coach of New Zealand and technical collaborator of Christian Gross on the bench at Basel between 2005 and 2007. Bernhard Heussler, former sporting director and former owner of Basel respectively and now works on behalf of on American property.