Thursday, May 18, 2006

In a radio interview on Boston's WEEI Sports Radio today, Jonathan Kraft (President & CEO) admitted that the Kraft Group were very very close to becoming owners of a Premiership club at the end of last year.

In talking about football in general, the conversation turned to the MLS as a rising force in quality and what parallels could be made to the Premiership. Kraft spoke of how he and his father have been closely following 'soccer' abroad, especially in the Premiership, and stated that 'we (the Kraft Group) came very very close to becoming owners of a Premiership club last December'.

The Krafts had been closely linked with Liverpool football club for some time last year and Rick Parry had even been sighted at a NE Patriots game as a guest of owner Bob Kraft in the owner's suite.

Both Liverpool and the Krafts denied talk of any investment or ownership but this latest disclosure by Kraft casts severe doubts upon any claims that Parry was just visiting. Although LFC were not mentioned by name, it is exceedingly doubtful that Kraft was talking of any club.

No reasons for not buying the club were given.

Kraft also took time to praise coach Steve Nichol for the sterling job that he has done with the Revolution in taking them to the play-offs for each of the last 4 years and reaching the final in 2 of those 4.


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