Crowds to crowdfunding - Football ace targets fans' hearts and wallets


FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A minnow of English football, Stevenage FC, is an unlikely candidate to be at the forefront of financial innovation in the game.

Yet it has become the first football club in the world to sell bonds directly to its fans online via crowdfunding, according to the organisers of the deal.

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