Foreign Ownership

Are Liverpool and Manchester United the clubs they once were? I think no. Clubs are not just a bottom line, but an emotional connection that gets passed on from generation to generation. Clubs are like reputations. You can't build them in a day, but you can destroy them in an instant. Ownership from beyond the British Isles -- beyond Europe even -- takes something away. It replaces the club with a brand. And then you get . . . the LA Galaxy and their ilk.