About this map
American families, Gulf funds and private equity, and the deals that link them. Here the lines are money, not blood. This map is marked real.
30 people, 32 relationships, 1937 to 2026.
average 1.8 connections each, 6% of the possible ties drawn, 7 communities, 7 separate groups.
People in Who owns the Premier League
- Avram Glazer, Manchester United, co-chairman, from 1960
- Joel Glazer, Manchester United, co-chairman, from 1967
- Bryan Glazer, Manchester United
- Kevin Glazer, Manchester United
- Edward Glazer, Manchester United
- Darcie Glazer Kassewitz, Manchester United
- Jim Ratcliffe, INEOS, runs football at Manchester United, from 1952
- Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Governor of the PIF, chairs Newcastle, from 1970
- Amanda Staveley, PCP Capital, brokered both Gulf takeovers, from 1973
- David Reuben, Reuben Brothers, Newcastle, from 1938
- Simon Reuben, Reuben Brothers, Newcastle, from 1941
- Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Owner of Manchester City, from 1970
- Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Chairman of Manchester City, from 1975
- Mohammed bin Zayed, President of the UAE, Mansour's brother, from 1961
- Roman Abramovich, Owned Chelsea from 2003 to 2022, from 1966
- Todd Boehly, Chairman of Chelsea, from 1973
- Behdad Eghbali, Clearlake, co-controls Chelsea
- John W. Henry, Fenway Sports Group, Liverpool, from 1949
- Tom Werner, Chairman of Liverpool, from 1950
- Mike Gordon, Ran Liverpool day to day for FSG
- Amit Bhatia, Led the 1892 Holdings consortium
- Jeff Bezos, In the Liverpool consortium, from 1964
- Eduardo Saverin, In the Liverpool consortium, from 1982
- Lakshmi Mittal, In the Liverpool consortium, from 1950
- Stan Kroenke, Owner of Arsenal, from 1947
- Josh Kroenke, Arsenal director, from 1980
- Nassef Sawiris, V Sports, chairman of Aston Villa, from 1961
- Wes Edens, V Sports, Aston Villa, from 1961
- Joe Lewis, ENIC, Tottenham, from 1937
- Daniel Levy, Ran Tottenham for ENIC, from 1962
Relationships in Who owns the Premier League
- Joel Glazer and Avram Glazer: brothers, and co-chairmen (family, confirmed) source
- Joel Glazer and Bryan Glazer: brothers (family, confirmed) source
- Joel Glazer and Kevin Glazer: brothers (family, confirmed) source
- Joel Glazer and Edward Glazer: brothers (family, confirmed) source
- Joel Glazer and Darcie Glazer Kassewitz: brother and sister (family, confirmed) source
- Joel Glazer and Avram Glazer: took the club in a leveraged buyout (business, confirmed, from 2005) source
- Joel Glazer -> Jim Ratcliffe: sold him a quarter of the club (business, confirmed, 2023 to 2024) source
- Avram Glazer -> Jim Ratcliffe: sold him a quarter of the club (business, confirmed, 2023 to 2024) source
- Yasir Al-Rumayyan and Amanda Staveley: took Newcastle together (business, confirmed, from 2021) source
- Yasir Al-Rumayyan and David Reuben: took Newcastle together (business, confirmed, from 2021) source
- Yasir Al-Rumayyan and Simon Reuben: took Newcastle together (business, confirmed, from 2021) source
- David Reuben and Simon Reuben: brothers (family, confirmed) source
- Amanda Staveley -> Yasir Al-Rumayyan: left the board three years in (business, confirmed, 2024) source
- Amanda Staveley -> Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed: brokered his Manchester City takeover (business, confirmed, 2008) source
- Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed and Mohammed bin Zayed: brothers (family, confirmed) source
- Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed -> Khaldoon Al Mubarak: made him chairman (business, confirmed, from 2008) source
- Roman Abramovich -> Todd Boehly: forced sale to his consortium (business, confirmed, 2022) source
- Roman Abramovich -> Behdad Eghbali: forced sale to his consortium (business, confirmed, 2022) source
- Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali: co-control Chelsea (business, confirmed, from 2022) source
- Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali: fell out over who runs it (conflict, reported, from 2024) source
- John W. Henry and Tom Werner: Fenway Sports Group together (business, confirmed, from 2010) source
- John W. Henry and Mike Gordon: Fenway Sports Group together (business, confirmed, from 2010) source
- Tom Werner and Mike Gordon: Fenway Sports Group together (business, confirmed, from 2010) source
- John W. Henry -> Amit Bhatia: sold 38 percent to his consortium (business, confirmed, 2026) source
- Amit Bhatia and Jeff Bezos: in the same consortium (business, confirmed, from 2026) source
- Amit Bhatia and Eduardo Saverin: in the same consortium (business, confirmed, from 2026) source
- Amit Bhatia and Lakshmi Mittal: in the same consortium (business, confirmed, from 2026) source
- Lakshmi Mittal and Amit Bhatia: father in law (family, confirmed, from 2004) source
- Stan Kroenke and Josh Kroenke: father and son (family, confirmed) source
- Stan Kroenke -> Josh Kroenke: director under him at Arsenal (business, confirmed, from 2018) source
- Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens: own Aston Villa together (business, confirmed, from 2018) source
- Joe Lewis -> Daniel Levy: ran the club for him (business, confirmed, 2001 to 2025) source