Profile: How a young English chairman revolutionised Belgium’s most historic club

The English chairman of Union Saint-Gilloise has restored title-challenging football to Belgium’s third most successful club after decades in the doldrums.

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.

Why it matters: “Moneyball” remains an elusive goal for virtually every club owner, but Union SG – like Brighton – may well have landed on the winning formula.

The perspective: The roots of Union’s success goes beyond recruitment and there is an emphasis on progressive causes that goes far beyond spreadsheets.