Chelsea's Todd Boehly becomes EIGHTH American to buy EPL club

America's takeover of English soccer runs much deeper than Ted Lasso - and the billionaires behind it bear no resemblance

With the British government's approval of Todd Boehly's record-breaking $5.3 billion Chelsea purchase, Americans now control eight of 20 English Premier League teams, including recently promoted Fulham. Meanwhile other wealthy US investors own various stakes across all levels of British soccer, like Burnley of the , the country's second division.

The UK's anti-Russian sanctions against outgoing Chelsea owner necessitated Wednesday's sale, which was the most expensive in sports history. But Boehly, the co-owner of Dodgers, was one of many US billionaires in the bidding, so other clubs could be poached by eager Americans in the coming years.

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