Owners of Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox to acquire English club
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Liverpool FC say board agrees sale of club
However, the sale may not be straightforward as the club will first have to resolve a legal dispute with the current owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.
Hicks and George Gillett had sought to sack members of the board in a final bid to keep control of the club on Tuesday.
(L-R) Liverpool’s chairman Martin Broughton, Kenny Dalglish and chief executive Christian Purslow. Broughton said he was disappointed the current owners had ‘tried everything to prevent the deal from happening’.
Fans have held many protests calling for their departure, blaming the club’s poor on-field performances on a lack of new players and could be nervous that they will be getting yet more American owners.
Liverpool’s Commercial Director Ian Ayres (L) and Liverpool Chief Executive Christian Purslow.
