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Football by Any Other Name: 05/12/05

Both sides of the pond are reeling over the news of Malcolm Glazer's take-over bid for Manchester United. In England the reaction is shock and indignity of an American buying the best known football club. In America there is the fear that Glazer will be too busy with his new team to properly run the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I think both reactions are equally valid. Even world renowned sports teams are still ultimately local affairs with local fan bases and and an understanding of that local culture.

While ownership of two different sports teams won't be the same thing as a merger of two companies, there will still be a culture clash between both teams and both fan bases. While both teams are football teams in name anyone who has heard of either will know that they play two different games. Football (American aka grid iron) and football (soccer aka footie) are two very different things. To put this take over bid in perspective, it would be like the owner of a cricket team purchasing a majority stake of New York Yankees. Shudder.

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