LONDON: Once the preserve of the working class and the hub of the community, English football clubs with more than a century of local tradition are fast becoming playthings for the international jet set.
News that Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to buy a US$100 million stake in Liverpool is the latest example of just what a global phenomenon English football has become.
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