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It is actually a decent conversation about sports team ownership in America. There are quite a few NFL owners that have diversified into MLS teams. It is no coincidence that the MLS season starts right after the NFL season ends. These owners are keeping their stadiums in use by owning MLS teams. We are headed to watch Atlanta United Sunday, who are owned by Author Blank who also owns the Atlanta Falcons. The Glazers have done really well with Man Utd and Tampa. They truly run both as a business. Stan Kroenke is a completely different animal. He owns a long list of sports teams, due largely because he married into wealth. His wife Ann Walton inherited half of the WalMart riches. He and Ann have tons of money to play with, he never needed city taxes to build a new stadium for the Rams. I think if there was an American owner that had the funds it would be a MLB owner. The only problem is £2B is hard to justify when they could buy other EPL teams for a lot less. When that article said an American billionaire or sports group, it just doesn't make financial sense. It would have to be someone that just has to want Chelsea and does not care about profit. Roman has pretty effectively priced Chelsea out of a price that makes financial sense if profit is the motivation for buying. I am sure the FA is probably aware of that also if they wanted to force his hand. Another reason why Roman is such a good owner for fans, he cares more about winning than profit.

Ok, then what American do you see spending 2B on an EPL team?

I would like to hear what American other than Daniel Ek has shown interest in paying $2B for a team?

I do not see it as a goal post moved. If a journalist is writing that an American or American investment group could buy Chelsea, it would stand to reason that person or group would be someone or people interested in buying a club. At 2B, that is a really small list, maybe as small as one.

No not at all. I know of one. The guy that tried to buy Arsenal. The fact that Newcastle just sold for 300M, from an investment aspect, committing 2B for a team is going to have a very low return on money, unless you hold that investment a very long time. So you really are back to how many Americans that are double digit billionaires would commit that much money? I can only think of one. They might be Americans that could pay 2B, but they would have to be very passionate about being an owner.

China attempting to take Taiwan would be a direct fight with the US. We have been building up our troop levels there for a decade.

There are very few Americans or investment groups that can pay 2 billion.

Those 2019 links were investigated. A politician grandstanding while a country is being invaded. I could be wrong, but I don't see Roman being forced to sell. He is not and has not been involved in the day to day operations of the club. If they seized his holding company, the club operates fine with that holding company being held. It is not like when they hold assists of a high level official in another company, they never give it back unless it is proven to be involved in illegal activity. People will posture, opposition fans will say a bunch of things, and in a month or less it is going to fade.

His buy back clause does not happen until 2023

He was playing like a man in his twenties last night.

That will work 2-0 is a good first leg

Pulisic gets a warm send off from the fans. I hope this gets him back some confidence. He looked hagard for the USMNT during the last international break.

Puli!! nice way to get us a lead going to Lille. Need another

Yes Havertz 1-0

COYB!!!

The pre-game coverage I am getting is pretty pro Lille. Doesn’t matter who we play, they always chat up the other side.

I think Roman is so diversified that this will not effect him in a significant manner . There was a news report that he lost millions in a day in a mine that he owns because of the Ukraine hostilities. As it turns out they were removing the coal portion of the mining stock to have its own stock. The splitting made the parent stock go down for the same value of the new stock listing of the coal operations. It is definitely cause for concern as to how the UK treats him.

Start the bench for the Final!

This says it all. How the fuck is a ref disappointed that Spurs go ahead!!!

The ending to the Spurs game was great!