美国两位体育运动队老板昨日以2.19亿英镑（合4.29亿美元）的价格，收购了英国的利物浦足球俱乐部(Liverpool Football Club)，从而结束了这支英格兰最成功的足球俱乐部历时两年的待价而沽命运。

Liverpool Football Club was yesterday bought by two American sports franchise¹ owners in a ￡219m ($429m) deal, ending a two-year search for a buyer for England's most successful club side.

Kop Football Ltd将以每股5000英镑的价格收购该俱乐部，并承担其4500万英镑的债务。Kop Football Ltd是由乔治o吉勒特(George Gillett)和汤姆o希克斯(Tom Hicks)控股的一家私营公司。吉勒特是蒙特利尔加拿大人冰球队(Montreal Canadiens)的老板，希克斯则控制着达拉斯星冰球队(Dallas Stars)和德州游骑兵棒球队(Texas Rangers²)。

Kop Football Ltd, a private company controlled by George Gillett, owner of the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, and Tom Hicks, who controls the Dallas Stars ice hockey team and the Texas Rangers baseball team, will pay ￡5,000 a share, and clear the club's ￡45m debt.