Platini laments foreign investment in English football

UEFA president Michel Platini has criticised the influx of foreign owners into the Barclays Premier League, claiming clubs are losing their identity as a result.

Platini laments foreign investment in English football

UEFA president Michel Platini has criticised the influx of foreign owners into the Barclays Premier League, claiming clubs are losing their identity as a result.

The Abu Dhabi United Group’s takeover of Manchester City in August was the latest in a line of deals which has seen Britain’s top sides sell out to overseas investors.

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