Serie A side AS Roma CEO Umberto Gandini and Polish club Legia Warszawa Owner Dariusz Mioduski said that "the rise of Chinese investors in the European football league was a blessing for the most popular sport on the continent," according to XINHUA. Speaking at a panel discussion on the future of governance in European football clubs, Mioduski noted that the sport "can't keep the football leagues static." He added, "Soccer is a dynamic game and we also need dynamism when managing the clubs." When asked about how he judged the recent flow of Chinese money into the leagues, he said that "new investors bring new ideas, new experiences which bring football forward." Gandini agreed, saying that the engagement of buyers and sponsors from China "brings stability into the football business and you win more fans on social media for the clubs." Mioduski expressed his hopes that any investor, whether from China or elsewhere, that invests in the European football industry would also "help maintain the spirit of the sport and keep the game front and center." Mioduski: "We shall not make the mistake of copying the sports business in the United States, which is centralized and where sports follows business" (XINHUA, 12/28).