Of the current 20 members of the Premier League, half are under either full or part American ownership. While in 2005 Manchester United came under American ownership through the leveraged buyout by the Glazer family. “The way that the Premier League and international football is organised, team ownership can actually make a bigger difference. “The investment of Fenway Sports Group in Liverpool is a home run investment,” said Pyne. They’ve done a great job on and off the pitch and I think they are kind of the standard in terms of an ownership group.

Source: Metro October 05, 2023 13:33 UTC