Price is right for Carey
Visiting the museum at FC Barcelona’s stadium a couple years ago, comedian Drew Carey heard the tour guide say something about the fans voting for a new team president.
Once he learned how regular people can join the club and have a say in how it’s run, Carey’s reaction was one only a wealthy celebrity could have.
“Right away, I thought, ‘I would love to own a team back in the States just to bring this idea to the United States,’ ” the host of “The Price Is Right” recalled Monday. “As soon as I got done with that, I started looking into how much is it to buy a soccer team. They told me, and I thought, ‘Oh, I could afford that.’
“Then they said, ‘Well, you also need a stadium deal.’ And I didn’t have a spare $100 million in my pocket.”
Carey did share a lawyer with Hollywood producer Joe Roth, who was leading an ownership group for a new Major League Soccer franchise in Seattle. The lawyer set up a lunch meeting between the two, and Carey bought a minority stake in the team.
Carey also got his wish: Sounders FC fans will be able to vote to fire the club’s general manager every four years.
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