FILE - Everton players warm up before the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Liverpool at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool, Britain, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The Texas-based Friedkin Group is in exclusive discussions to buy a majority ownership of Everton, the Premier League club said Friday, June 21, 2024. The Texas-based Friedkin Group is in exclusive discussions to buy a majority stake in Everton, the Premier League club said Friday.
The group bought Roma for $700 million in 2020 and since then the club has gone on to win the Europa Conference League in 2022 and finish runner-up in the Europa League a year later.The Friedkin Group says it has a mission to “inspire best-in-class experiences that go beyond the ordinary.” Last season it received two separate points deductions for breaching the Premier League’s financial rules, but still managed to secure its top-flight status for another year.