Editor’s note: A version of this article was briefly published before Donald Trump was hospitalised earlier this month.
The Premier League is awash with American cash, with Arsenal, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester United and West Ham all owned or part-owned by US citizens.
With the USA approaching the final stages of a closely-fought election, The Athletic has taken a detailed look at these owners’ donations and other political activities to explain the link between Crystal Palace and the President’s son-in-law, and why any allegiance Donald Trump feels to Manchester United may be misplaced.
The amount of money in US politics is huge and, unlike in Europe, virtually all super-rich citizens make political donations. Around $6.5 billion was spent on the US 2016 race, more than 100 times the amount spent on the UK election the following year despite the US population being only five times…
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