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Rome, Feb 27, 2021 (AFP) - Parma and Spezia have become the most recent Italian clubs to pass into US ownership with more than a quarter of Serie A outfits now in the hands of north American owners.
Their bet? Growth in TV rights and the modernisation of ageing stadiums fuelling a new era of Italian football.
Two top flight games this weekend will be derbies between US-owned teams Roma versus AC Milan and Spezia against Parma.
If foreign investment has long been part of the Premier League with only four clubs still British-owned, the phenomenon is more recent in Italy.
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