Liverpool fans launch bid to oust American owners (AP)
Liverpool’s American owners are facing a new takeover bid — from frustrated fans. The longshot member-share scheme launched Thursday aims to raise about $995 million to oust Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr. and fund a new stadium. UAE-based group Dubai International Capital recently failed in a renewed bid to purchase the Premier League club after losing out to Hicks and Gillett last March.
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