Photo: Ian Willoughby, Radio Prague International
Last year Mason Parker and a group of other US investors bought American football club Prague Lions, the sole Czech team in the burgeoning European League of Football. Why does Parker feel this is the right time to back the sport in Europe? And just how far can the Prague Lions go? I discussed these questions and more with the Texan-born businessman at the ground where the team trains.
What’s your own background, and what led you here to Prague?
“I grew up in Texas, but I’ve spent the last 20 years of my life and career in New York City, and I spent a lot of time in Europe.
“I left a career in finance – I’d worked for Deutsche Bank for 20 years – in October of 2022, specifically to go find my own projects and work on them.
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Author: Ian Willoughby