An American Storm Heading For the Premier League?

With 777 Partners closing in on their takeover of EvertonFC, a significant landmark will be reached in thePremier League; ’11 out of the 20 clubs will be owned by Americans’ (Fansler, 2024). Effectively, the USA will have a monopoly on thePremier League, and with this majority American owners may be able to steer the league in any direction they wish.

Understandably this will concern football fans, as the perception is thatAmerican ‘Businessmen or Businesswomen’ owners are ‘dead eyed bottom-line merchants’ (Ganesh, 2021) disregarding the tradition, authentic competition, and community roots of clubs that fans hold sacred. Although this is somewhat of a stereotype, the attempted European Super League breakaway is an example of how US based football club owners do not consider the fans and their priorities when making major decisions.

Nevertheless, it would be naive to suggest that the Premier League has nothing to learn from the American sports model, especially when it comes to commercialisation. Therefore, this article will outline my view on the potential future of an ‘Americanised’ Premier League, the issues that will likely arise from predominantly US-centric strategies, however also the ways in which an American point of view may benefit clubs.

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