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Todd Boehly 'didn't know who Chelsea were' before billionaire's £4.25bn takeover
Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has admitted he had no idea who the Blues were when he was growing up in the United States.The American billionaire has completed his £4.25billion takeover of the Premier League side after a protracted three-month selection process. Boehly’s consortium, which sees him join forces with Clearlake Capital, LA Dodgers co-owner Mark Walter and Swiss tycoon Hansjorg Wass, were chosen as the preferred party to acquire the club.But while interest in football — or ‘soccer’ as it is known in the USA — has skyrocketed Stateside in the 21st century, Boehly has conceded that when he was growing up, he had no knowledge of the English game.