What do you get if you put Tom Brady, Snoop Dogg, Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds in a room, and then Joel Glazer, Stan Kroenke and John W Henry walk in? In less than 12 months' time, the scene could be played out at a Premier League board meeting.
The landscape of English football is changing, and it could be more seismic than you think. The home of Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and even Sheffield United and Millwall has become the location of the most sought-after sporting real estate in the world, and American owners are at the forefront of the land grab.