Who are the billionaires that own Premier League clubs?
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
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🗓️ 18 November 2024
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
This week across The Athletic we’re focusing on the people that own the 20 clubs that make up the Premier League.
So who are they? How much does it cost? and what do they get in return?
Ayo Akinwolere is joined by Matt Slater and Adam Crafton is assess and debate how the nature of Premier League ownership has changed since the league's inception.
Phil Buckingham also drops in to discuss his article on how much each ownership group has invested since taking control of their respective clubs as well as the impact the likes of Abu Dhabi's wealth has had at Manchester City.
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: Matt Slater, Adam Crafton and Phil Buckingham
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
Producer: Guy Clarke
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| 1:16.5 | Welcome to the Athletic FC podcast with me, Iyo Akimwaleri. |
| 1:22.7 | This week on The Athletic, we're focusing on the people that own the 20 clubs that make up the Premier League. |
| 1:23.9 | So who are they? |
| 1:26.0 | How much does it cost to own a team? |
| 1:28.5 | And what do they get in return? |
| 1:38.2 | I'm joined by the Athletics, Adam Crafton and Matt Slater. Matt, you know, through time, |
| 1:46.0 | you know, the makeup of the different stakeholders in the Premier League has changed. Just give us an insight on how it's changed over time. |
| 1:47.9 | Oh, massively. |
| 1:49.9 | Look, I know football didn't start in 92. |
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