Fulham Sale Adds to the Alarming US Takeover of English Football: Daily Soccer Report

The Guardian‘s resident anti-capitalist curmudgeon David Conn writes today that “no one seems to question why an increasing number of rich American businessmen are buying up England’s leading clubs.” It’s a fair question considering 30% of the Premier League teams are owned by Americans. But his comments have a tinge of anti-Americanism. After all, 60% of all Premier League clubs are owned by foreigners, so why pick on the Americans?

Here are today’s world soccer news headlines:

Premier League

• Fulham sale adds to the alarming US takeover of English football — The Guardian
• Juventus’ Emanuele Giaccherini wants Sunderland move — Sky Sports
• Paul Lambert agrees new contracts with rising stars Ashley Westwood and Ciaran Clark — Telegraph
• José Mourinho reaches out to Didier Drogba about possible return to Chelsea — Pro Soccer Talk
• Jonjo Shelvey wants to make history at Swansea by being first Swan to play for England — Evening Post
• Tottenham turning their attentions to Roberto Soldado — Soccerlens
• Ajax defender Toby Alderweireld has rejected a move to Norwich — Sky Sports
• England cannot blame TV scheduling — The Sun
• Man United line-up Lazio star Antonio Candreva if Thiago Alcantara move fails — Off The Post

International soccer

• Cuba up next for United States national team in the CONCACAF Gold Cup — Pro Soccer Talk

Football League

• Coventry legends to boycott ‘home’ games at Northampton — Coventry Telegraph

Scottish Premier League

• Gary Hooper likely to leave, says manager Neil Lennon — BBC Sport

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