Most of us can only dream of owning a football club .
But for the very rich it’s an opportunity towards power, influence and… even more money
So who are the people that try to buy football clubs?
And how do football’s authorities decide who gets the green light for a takeover?
Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's Adam Crafton & Matt Slater
Produced by Guy Clarke
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
Related articles:
The nobody who tried to buy Manchester United and Inter Milan by Adam Crafton
‘Under every rock, we found a lie’: How the bid to be English football’s first black owner unravelled by Matt Slater
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