Gerry Cardinale is preparing for a particularly busy schedule before the Milan derby this weekend. According to the Italian press, the founder of Red Bird must indeed participate in a round table organized at the White House by President Donald Trump. This meeting, called Saving College Sportswill bring together several major figures in American sport to discuss the structural challenges facing university sport, including the regulation of NIL rights and the evolution of the economic model of the NCAA system. Cardinale’s presence highlights the growing influence of international investors and sports groups in debates related to sports governance and financing in the United States.
This meeting should also bring together major figures from the sports landscape, including Nick Saban and Adam Silver, commissioner of the NBA. The objective is to explore solutions to stabilize the university sports ecosystem, which is faced with increasingly complex legal and financial issues. For Cardinale, whose group notably owns AC Milan, this participation illustrates its role as an influential player at the intersection of sport, media and investment. After this political and strategic stage in Washington, he must then return to Italy to attend the derby against Inter Milan at San Siro, scheduled for Sunday evening.
