US Billionaires Takeover Premier League

[ChicagoBlue]

Depending on who goes down and who comes up, the PL voting SuperMajority may be on the verge of being in the hands of American billionaires with an agenda we may not like.

When a Bunch of Bloody Yanks Came for English Soccer (Published 2024)

American investors are gobbling up the storied teams of the English Premier League — and changing the stadium experience in ways that soccer fans resent.

www.nytimes.com

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[TinFoilHat]

Depending on who goes down and who comes up, the PL voting SuperMajority may be on the verge of being in the hands of American billionaires with an agenda we may not like.

When a Bunch of Bloody Yanks Came for English Soccer (Published 2024)

American investors are gobbling up the storied teams of the English Premier League — and changing the stadium experience in ways that soccer fans resent.

www.nytimes.com

The article is too long to copy over, but I hope the link works. As a subscriber I’m able to share.

I hope this doesn’t violate any Forum rules

But it's the filthy state owned oil clubs destroying the premier League...

 

[ChicagoBlue]

But it's the filthy state owned oil clubs destroying the premier League...

….even though they have been model owners and even better custodians of the public trust by spending a fortune in the poverty stricken community they serve.

That said, the needle is certainly moving on that, too, given ever-increasing ticket and season card prices and the rapid growth of the Away Day fan.

It will be interesting to see what Man City 2027 looks like given the level of construction and change being undertaken.