American investment in soccer will soon face a stern opponent: itself

Americans who bought foreign teams will soon be competing with domestic MLS owners in battle for fans’ walletsIn 1986, the former Buffalo Bills quarterback and future Republican vice-presidential nominee Jack Kemp spoke on the floor of the US House of Representatives and said a silly thing. “Football,” he said, referring to the gridiron variety, “is democratic capitalism, whereas soccer is a European socialist sport.”Kemp was trying, apparently, to underpin his oppo