While Michel Platini's plans for reform in European soccer may, at first glance, appear a serious threat to English soccer club Liverpool's future in European competition, the club's long-term future may be significantly brighter once the new measures are put in place.
Liverpool were one of the clubs namechecked by Platini when discussing his reforms in an interview with the Daily Telegraph newspaper, saying: "If Liverpool pay €60 million (interest) every year to the banks, it's a lot of money. Click to continue reading...

Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots NFL franchise, has once again spoken out about the possibility of buying into a Premier League soccer club, with Liverpool his favoured destination.
Kraft, who watched Liverpool's 2-0 win over Premier League Manchester United on television before seeing the Patriots beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, owned by the Glazer family, again expressed his interest in a Premier League move, but confirmed he would not enter a league where success is so dependent on finance. Click to continue reading...

Robert Kraft has acknowledged that he still harbours an interest in buying Liverpool.
The American businessman owns gridiron franchise New England Patriots, but admits that the global dominance of the round ball game makes the Premier League appealing.
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Co-MLS founder Kraft joins USA World Cup bid

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A founding investor of Major League Soccer, Robert Kraft, has joined the Board of Directors for the USA World Cup Bid Committee. The 68-year old chairman and CEO of The Kraft Group is a successful owner of sports clubs, having been involved with the New England Patriots in the NFL and the MLS' New England Revolution and his influence on the Board will definitely be advantageous to the US's bid to hold either the 2018 or 2022 World Cups.

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Americans Abroad / USMNT
US Earns Respect Of Soccer Powers - Florida Today
US Readies For Sterner Test - Boston Herald
Bob Bradley And Players Discuss Upcoming Game Against Honduras - The MNT Blog
Opportunity Knocks For US Players At Gold Cup - Washington Post
Robert Kraft Joins US World Cup Bid Committee - Revolution official site
Kraft Joins US World Cup Bid Committee - MLSnet
Kraft Joins Efforts To Bring World Cup Tourney To US - Boston Globe
Onyewu Signs With AC Milan - Soccer By Ives
Onyewu First US Player Signed By AC Milan - Associated Press
'Gooch' Makes Historic Move For US Soccer - Sports Network
Onyewu Joins AC Milan - Goal (NY Times)
Onyewu Signs With Rossoneri - Yanks Abroad
US Defender Onyewu On To AC Milan - MLSnet
Onyewu Signing Brings More Attention To US Players - Soccer365
Oguchi Inked By AC Milan; Talk About Jackpot - Soccer y Futbol
Video: Alexi On Oguchi Onyewu To AC Milan - ESPNsoccernet
Onyewu To Milan - Soccer Insider
Onyewu Signs Contract With AC Milan - MLS Daily
Gooch Signs With Milan: Reaction - MLS Talk
Into The Milan Frying Pan - No Short Corners
Milan Sign Onyewu - ESPNsoccernet
Oguchi Onyewu To AC Milan - Extra Time (NY Post)
Inter Wanted AC Milan Signing Onyewu - Goal. Click to continue reading...

New England Revolution investor/operator Robert Kraft is the latest edition to the USA Bid Committee. "Being involved in the 1994 World Cup was one the most thrilling experiences of my professional career and really opened my eyes to the potential for the growth of the sport in this country," Kraft said. Click to continue reading...

From the U.S. Soccer Communications Center:
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS OWNER AND MLS FOUNDING INVESTOR ROBERT KRAFT JOINS TEAM
TO BRING FIFA WORLD CUP TO U.S. IN 2018 OR 2022
NEW YORK (July 7, 2009) – Robert Kraft, a founding investor of Major League Soccer (MLS), today accepted an invitation to join the Board of Directors for the USA Bid Committee in its efforts to bring the FIFA World Cup to the United States in 2018 or 2022. Click to continue reading...

The man who owns the New England Patriots gridiron franchise has revealed that he thinks investing in English football just doesn't make sense in the absence of a salary cap.
Liverpool came very close to being owned by another American businessman a few years ago, but Robert Kraft, a man who has overseen the resurgence of the New England Patriots in the NFL over the last decade, didn't buy the club because he felt that there were too many flaws with the way football was run in England to make it worthwhile. Click to continue reading...

By CARL SETTERLUND

It was a historic day for the New England Revolution and a forgettable one for the New York Red Bulls on Sunday.

Taylor Twellman (100 goals), Jay Heaps (300 appearances) and Matt Reis all reached major career milestones in a game where it really seemed like a healthy Revs squad could recapture that magic of yesteryear that's helped them to so many memorable seasons.

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By CARL SETTERLUND

It was a historic day for the New England Revolution and a forgettable one for the New York Red Bulls on Sunday.

Taylor Twellman (100 goals), Jay Heaps (300 appearances) and Matt Reis all reached major career milestones in a game where it really seemed like a healthy Revs squad could recapture that magic of yesteryear that's helped them to so many memorable seasons.

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Elusive New England Revolution Owner Robert Craft.
Received by email anonymously:

New England Revs owner Robert Kraft recently attended a confab between execs of IFP-Canada & Tembec, Inc in Montreal. After said meeting wrapped, who did Kraft meet for a rather chummy dinner?

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Stuff to read while your kindergarten is robbed by kindergarteners........ Granada FC protest against their lack of pay midgame. (101 Great Goals) The next soon to be ex-coach of Bulgaria. (Guardian) Luca Toni has a doppelganger. (Dirty Tackle) Sometimes the B team is where the glory's at. That goes for Jose Antonio Reyes, too. Click to continue reading...

 American billionaire Robert Kraft may make a £270m bid for George Gillett's 50 percent share of Liverpool. "We haven't ruled it out completely," Kraft told Sky Sports News. "But I'm worried a little bit. I want to be able to win whatever we do. But there are no rules in terms of spending on players. Click to continue reading...

According to this story today its nearly a done deal.
Here is an excerpt:

American billionaire Robert Kraft has renewed his interest in buying a stake in Liverpool.
Kraft was strongly linked to buy the Reds before the club was taken over by current owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks for £470 million in 2007.

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Hey, hey, check out the MLS owner who is blogging and thereby revealing his love of the ellipses.
The post got me thinking, however, about other MLS owners. I got a little wistful when I thought about the antics about Mark Cuban, really. Honestly, most MLS owners are pretty bland by comparison. Click to continue reading...

Those that said that last night's SuperLiga final would be a glorified friendly had no idea what they were talking about. At Gillette Stadium, New England and Houston put on a thrilling, intense, physical, advertisement for American soccer that ended in the eighth round of penalty kicks when the Dynamo's Corey Ashe hit the crossbar with his attempt, giving the Revs the SuperLiga title. Click to continue reading...

Claim Adding Players Would Disrupt One Day Training Camp Chemistry By Connor O'Brien The start of training camp has arrived for the New England Revolution however; it appears the team has decided to start camp and possibly the season far under the salary cap and short on depth. Only fifteen players have appeared at camp so far [. Click to continue reading...

Claim Adding Players Would Disrupt One Day Training Camp Chemistry By Connor O'Brien The start of training camp has arrived for the New England Revolution however; it appears the team has decided to start camp and possibly the season far under the salary cap and short on depth. Only fifteen players have appeared at camp so far [. Click to continue reading...

I have often wondered many things about the financials of those involved in MLS, but could never find a definitive answer even with my stout googling skills. Coming off the solid information on MLS coaching salaries, Forbes magazine gives us a nice peak at what Revolution owner Robert Kraft is worth (pay attention to [. Click to continue reading...

That's the current rumor out of Britian from sources such as The Mirror. Before everyone gets excited, let me explain how these things work: First, a big time player in one of the major European leagues finds himself disgruntled. Then, his agent opens up preliminary discussions with everyone he can. Click to continue reading...

Now that the disappointment of MLS Cup isn't affecting my conscious as much, I can offer a constructive blueprint on how New England can get out of the jumbled mass of upper-level MLS teams and go to top in the league. With so many core players in their peak years, New England must act [...] Click to continue reading...

Probably not. However, the cabal of tight-pursed MLS team owners, led by Robert Kraft, blocked a potentially decent salary cap raise. According to David J. Warner at AOL Sports, the league was poised to raise the cap much more than the $200,000 bump it got. The new cap will be $2.3 [...] Click to continue reading...

Is Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Revolution, keeping the league from expanding into Hartford, Connecticut? Some in the city seem to think he most certainly is.

"What was communicated to me is that Hartford fell under the territorial rights of the New England Revolution and their owner, Kraft, would have to release us to make us available," Gottesdiener said.

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