Capitalism is deeply entrenched in American national ethos and has seen a rise in billionaires with investments across a wide range of industries and sectors. The American border, however, is no barrier to the moguls whose influence in the English Premier League is growing as time goes by.
Team Kenya breaks down the American owners behind renowned Premier League sides including Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, and recently Chelsea.
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Tod Boehly- Chelsea
A consortium led by Todd Boehly-Clearlake Capital completed the acquisition of Chelsea Football Club on Monday, May 30. An American financial and media executive had to charm sporting and political power brokers earlier this year to triumph in one of the most fiercely contested takeovers in the history of football.
Stan Kroenke- Arsenal
The 74-year-old American billionaire businessman is the owner of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, which is the holding company of Arsenal FC of the Premier League and Arsenal Women FC, the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL, and Denver Nuggets of the NBA, Colorado Avalanche of the NHL.
Like Liverpool's Henry, Kroenke is also fully immersed in the world of sports with no business interests outside sports.
Fenway Sports Group Holdings - Liverpool
John W. Henry is the Red's principal owner. Henry owns Fenway Sports Group Holdings the parent company behind Liverpool and the American Major League Baseball team Boston Red Sox.
His sports-based business interests have seen him co-own motorsport's RFK Racing.
The Glazer Family-Manchester United
Despite the demise of patriarch Malcolm Glazer in 2014, the Glazer family has maintained its ownership of Old Trafford. Glazer acquired United in 2005. The Glazer family also owns Tampa Bay Buccaneers an NFL the American Football league.
According to Forbes, the Glazer family is with an estimated Ksh 547 billion with a diversified investment portfolio in the American real estate sector.