Gary Neville made his feelings clear on American ownership in the English Premier League
Manchester United icon Gary Neville has fired a fresh warning shot over US ownership of English football clubs, asserting that American investors do not understand the way the sport operates in the country and describing them as threat to the game.
Neville, 47, has long been a vocal critic of Manchester United’s American owners the Glazer family, who have reportedly drained more than £1 billion ($1.16 billion) from the English giants since taking over in 2005 – all while returns on the pitch have deteriorated drastically.
Elsewhere, American businessman Todd Boehly and his partners at the Clearlake Capital consortium are the latest US presence in the Premier League after they took control of Chelsea from Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich back in May.
Boehly, who is also co-owner of baseball team the LA Dodgers, raised eyebrows this week with his suggestions that the Premier League could “take a little bit of a lesson from American sports” as he proposed ideas such as a US-style ‘All-Star’ game between players from teams based in the north and south of the country.
Boehly claimed the plan could help fund football teams lower down the pyramid, but the suggestion has already been kicked into touch by the likes of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
Player-turned-pundit Neville weighed in with a message to his 5.3 million followers on Wednesday, not naming Boehly but writing: “I keep saying it but the quicker we get the Regulator in the better. US investment into English football is a clear and present danger to the pyramid and fabric of the game.
“They just don’t get it and think differently. They also don’t stop till they get what they want!”
I keep saying it but the quicker we get the Regulator in the better. US investment into English football is a clear and present danger to the pyramid and fabric of the game. They just don’t get it and think differently. They also don’t stop till they get what they want!
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