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BONUS: First take on new Detroit City FC head coach Danny Dichio

I know we promised fewer shows this week but Detroit never stops. Danny Dichio was named the new head coach of Detroit City FC on Wednesday, taking over from Trevor James on the sidelines. If you didn’t know, James is moving to the role of Sporting Director for the USL Championship club. Fletcher Sharpe and me share our first reactions and do some prognosticating as a major contract option deadline is Thursday. Feedback as always – dailydetroit – at – gmail – dot – com or 313-789-32...

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Who Needs Billionaires? Investing Locally Pays Off For Soccer Team Supporters

Sports teams are normally controlled by billionaires and although loved by fans, often fans don’t have a part of the action beyond the jersey they bought to wear to the game. But in the Detroit area, we’re doing it different. Nearly 500 investors have crowdfunded a soccer team – and are already getting paid a dividend on their money. For many, this might seem as an unconventional way to fund a business or a project – to get investors through the internet, sometimes large, sometimes small – a...