Multi-club ownership: who owns what
Interactive graph linking English football clubs to their overseas sister clubs through shared ownership groups. Click any node to focus the network. Drag to rearrange. Click an English club to open its finance page.
Ownership groups in detail
City Football Group
Ultimate owner: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan / Abu Dhabi United Group
Largest multi-club ownership group in world football. Founded 2013.
English clubs
- Manchester City 100% · Wholly owned
Overseas clubs & assets
- Girona Spain 47%
- New York City FC USA 80%
- Melbourne City Australia 100%
- Yokohama F. Marinos Japan 25%
- Lommel SK Belgium 99%
- Mumbai City India 65%
- Sichuan Jiuniu China 30%
- EC Bahia Brazil 90%
- Palermo Italy 80%
- Montevideo City Torque Uruguay 100%
RedBird Capital Partners
Ultimate owner: Gerry Cardinale
US private equity. Founded 2014. Stake in Liverpool via Fenway.
English clubs
- Liverpool 11% · Minority stake (via Fenway)
Overseas clubs & assets
- AC Milan Italy 99.9%
- Toulouse France 85%
- Olympique Marseille France 10%
Eagle Football Holdings
Ultimate owner: John Textor
US investor. Selling Crystal Palace stake to Joshua Harris in 2024-25.
English clubs
- Crystal Palace 43% · Selling to Harris/Blitzer
Overseas clubs & assets
- Lyon France 99%
- Botafogo Brazil 90%
- RWD Molenbeek Belgium 80%
Fenway Sports Group
Ultimate owner: John W. Henry / Tom Werner
US sports holding company. Also owns Red Sox, Penguins, RFK Racing.
English clubs
- Liverpool 100% · Wholly owned (Liverpool FC + Athletic Grounds)
Overseas clubs & assets
- Boston Red Sox USA (MLB) 100%
- Pittsburgh Penguins USA (NHL) 100%
Pacific Media Group / Otro Capital
Ultimate owner: Paul Conway / Chien Lee
Sports investment group with stakes across European football pyramid.
English clubs
- Barnsley 80% · Majority shareholder
Overseas clubs & assets
- KV Oostende Belgium 91%
- Esbjerg fB Denmark 100%
- FC Thun Switzerland 60%
- Nancy France 60%
- Kaiserslautern Germany 49%
- Den Haag Netherlands 98%
Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF)
Ultimate owner: Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund
Saudi state fund. Acquired Newcastle 2021. Also owns LIV Golf, F1 stake, Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad, Al-Nassr, Al-Ahli.
English clubs
- Newcastle United 85% · PCP Capital + RB Sports hold remainder
Overseas clubs & assets
- Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 75%
- Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 75%
- Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 75%
- Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 75%
Evangelos Marinakis
Ultimate owner: Evangelos Marinakis
Greek shipping magnate. Owns Nottingham Forest and Olympiacos.
English clubs
- Nottingham Forest 100% · NF Football Investments
Overseas clubs & assets
- Olympiacos Greece 100%
- Rio Ave Portugal 100%
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
Ultimate owner: Stan Kroenke
US sports investor. Also owns LA Rams (NFL), Denver Nuggets (NBA), Colorado Avalanche (NHL), Colorado Rapids (MLS).
English clubs
- Arsenal 100% · Wholly owned since 2018 buyout of Usmanov
Overseas clubs & assets
- LA Rams USA (NFL) 100%
- Denver Nuggets USA (NBA) 100%
- Colorado Rapids USA (MLS) 100%
49ers Enterprises
Ultimate owner: Jed York / DeBartolo family
Investment arm of San Francisco 49ers (NFL).
English clubs
- Leeds United 100% · Acquired full control 2023
Overseas clubs & assets
- San Francisco 49ers USA (NFL) 100%
Glazer family + INEOS (Ratcliffe)
Ultimate owner: Joel Glazer / Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Glazers retain majority; INEOS bought 27.7% in 2024 plus football operations control.
English clubs
- Manchester United 72% · Glazers retain ~72%, Ratcliffe ~28%
Overseas clubs & assets
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers USA (NFL, Glazer) 100%
- OGC Nice France (INEOS) 100%
- FC Lausanne-Sport Switzerland (INEOS) 100%
- INEOS Britannia (sailing) UK (INEOS) 100%
- Mercedes F1 F1 (INEOS, third) 33%
Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney
Ultimate owner: Ryan Reynolds / Rob McElhenney / Maximum Effort Investments
Hollywood-owned. Acquired Wrexham 2020, also stakes in Colombian and Mexican football.
English clubs
- Wrexham 100%
Overseas clubs & assets
- Club Necaxa Mexico 5%
- Alpine F1 F1 (minority) 5%
Sources & method
Ownership data is editorially curated from club press releases, official PSC filings at Companies House, and mainstream football reporting. Stakes shown are best-known approximate percentages and change frequently as deals complete. Where a sale is in progress (e.g. Crystal Palace, Newcastle minority stakes), the current state on the date this page was generated is shown.
Companies House PSC data is reliable for the immediate UK shareholder; the multi-club picture is editorial because PSC filings don't link to overseas sister clubs in the same group.
Refreshed quarterly. Updates filed in plugin/dragon-football-data/includes/helpers/ownership-networks.php.
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