Foreign ownership in the Premier League is on the rise. Manchester City the most recent club to be bought by wealthy foreign investors who 'like to watch the premier league' so they decided to go buy a club rather than buy a television like most people would.
So is this growing trend which looks set to continue a good or bad thing for English football and football in general.
One thing is clear and that is English clubs are now the most successful in the world and the Premier League the most watched competition. All this success is due in part to foreign ownership.
Clubs in the other major leagues may just have to follow suit in order to compete in the future with the English teams.
English football may lose its authenticity, however, the Premier League has been besieged with foreign players and managers for the best part of a decade. So in truth, the Premier League started losing itself a long time ago. Foreign ownership may well just be the nail in the coffin.
This still may not altogether be a bad thing. Ask a Chelsea fan if they would of have it any other way and I'm sure they would be rather happy with the state and success of the club now. Same goes for Manchester City fans, who I'm sure must think of it as some divine miracle the their new owners plan to make it the biggest club in the world. Quite possible, given that Manchester City is now the most popular club in the world.
Below, catch a glimpse of the magic on display now at the City of Manchester stadium.
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