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Business Daily: Business Daily meets: Paul and Mike Rabil

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Business Daily meets: Paul and Mike Rabil

21/09/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Daily, Business Daily meets: Paul and Mike Rabil

We hear how the Rabil brothers founded North America's biggest Lacrosse league.

We hear how two brothers founded North America's biggest Lacrosse league after a difficult transition from the world of sport to the world of business.

The sport of lacrosse has a long history, being one of the oldest sports in North America. But, for a long time, many players couldn't earn a living in the same way athletes could who were playing in established leagues like Major League Soccer or the National Football League. After a time as one of the best lacrosse players in the world, Paul Rabil, along with his brother Mike, an established businessman and investor, decided to start their own league that could give players a livelihood.

We speak to the brothers to find out the challenges of starting a league from the ground up, and how they had to convince players to join them, and from there, we also find out how it could be going global, and why the story has been turned into a major documentary that has aired on ESPN. 

Presenter: Rahul Tandon, Producer: Ed Butler 

(Image: Paul and Mike Rabil at an event; Credit: Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Premier Lacrosse League)

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