The World Cup is taking over the United States this summer. But the not-so-secret American takeover of football has been building its foundations for some time now. While it may seem like a sudden shift, the fingerprints of American influence on the sport can be traced back decades.

The English Premier League is already stacked with U.S. investors, but the hunger to scoop up U.K. clubs is trickling down to the lower levels. Contributor Mike Jakeman spoke to investors, lawyers, and owners who tell FOS that third- and fourth-tier clubs could soon be 80% American-owned.

Boehly stated at the time that he wanted the Premier League to “take a little bit of a lesson from American sports” and questioned why there was not an All-Star game.

All of the clubs in the Premier League and English Football League could be owned by American investors in the next five to 10 years, according to a football investment expert.

An expert also made a startling prediction for every English club. KIM KARDASHIAN and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson have been tipped to complete an EFL club takeover. American investment in English football has exploded in recent years, with 14 Premier League clubs majority owned by US firms.

What will England's 100-ball competition look like in 2025 after 'Project Gemini' is complete? The ECB plan to use the competition's fourth season as a shop window for potential investors into the eight teams and have invited the "best in world sport" for a look.

American investors have been “quietly snapping up” English Football League clubs to the point where “more than a quarter of clubs in the Premier League and three divisions below it have some form of US investment,”

It's been roughly a decade since Manchester United FC were the kings of English football, much to the consternation of its fans and schadenfreude of rivals. Yet the lack of recent success may be of little matter to a buyer.

Billion-dollar investment funds and N.F.L ownership groups are among those angling for a foothold in the Indian Premier League. The returns, not the sport, are the draw.