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August 26, 2025 28 mins

What do Arsenal, Chelsea Liverpool, Manchester United, AC Milan, AS Roma, Birmingham City, Burnley, Espanyol, RCD Mallorca, Atalanta and Wrexham all have in common? They all have American owners. 


From Tom Brady to Rob McElhenney, Stan Kroenke, Todd Boehly and Stephen Pagliuca, U.S. investment in European soccer clubs is the new Labubu—everybody wants one!


On this week’s episode of Finance of Football, co-hosts Asli Pelit and Michael LoRé discuss the Americanization of European soccer, the value proposition for U.S. owners investing billions behind these badges, and whether or not it’s helping or hurting the Beautiful Game.


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The Finance of Football, a Frequency Machine Podcast, is…


Written, Hosted, and Produced by Asli Pelit and Michael LoRé


Editing and Sound Design by Ryan Hammond


Mixing and Mastering by Julian Kwasneski


Executive Produced by Stacey Book and Avi Glijansky


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