# 54% of Americans oppose any foreign ownership of major sports teams

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## Reading

Just over half of Americans (54%) say foreign sovereign wealth funds should not be allowed to buy any ownership stake in major league sports teams like NFL, NBA, or MLB franchises, according to an April 2024 Verasight survey.

Another 29% would allow such funds a minority stake short of the largest share, 12% would permit outright 100% ownership, and 6% would allow the largest share short of full ownership.

## Topline

Should foreign sovereign wealth funds (e.g. Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, Qatar Investment Authority) be allowed to purchase ownership of major league sports teams like those in the National Football League, National Basketball Association, or Major League Baseball?

54% of Americans oppose any foreign ownership of major sports teams.

- They should not be allowed to purchase any percentage of ownership in a team.: 53.8%
- They should be allowed to purchase a percentage of ownership in a team, so long as they do not own the largest percentage of the team.: 28.7%
- They should be allowed to purchase 100% ownership of a team.: 11.8%
- They should be allowed to purchase the largest percentage of ownership in a team, so long as they do not own 100% of the team.: 5.6%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2024-04-10 → 2024-04-15
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: 2
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: module-specific weights: weight_m1 for module 1, weight_m2 for module 2
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-mpsa-2024.tiiny.co#allowance-of-foreign-sovereign-wealth-funds-in-sports-ownership](https://verasight-mpsa-2024.tiiny.co#allowance-of-foreign-sovereign-wealth-funds-in-sports-ownership)

## Citation

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2024-037, fielded April 10-15, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-mpsa-2024.tiiny.co#allowance-of-foreign-sovereign-wealth-funds-in-sports-ownership](https://verasight-mpsa-2024.tiiny.co#allowance-of-foreign-sovereign-wealth-funds-in-sports-ownership)