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"To be clear, there is no change in our commitment to finding a buyer for Liverpool Football Club at a fair price that reflects the very significant investment we've made. We will, however, resist any attempt to sell the club without due process or agreement by the owners."
The turmoil comes after Liverpool lost to Blackpool on Sunday, continuing the club's worst start to a league season since 1953. Liverpool hasn't won in five matches in all competitions and is currently in the Premier League's relegation zone. The team was also recently knocked out of the League Cup by Northampton, a club struggling in the fourth tier of English soccer.
The Red Sox ownership signaled its soccer interest last summer by hosting an exhibition match between Celtic and Sporting Lisbon at Boston's Fenway Park.
The Red Sox ownership group, which bought the MLB team for $660 million in 2002, is headed by financial trader John Henry, with two other principals: Tom Werner, who made his money producing hit shows on U.S. television; and Larry Lucchino, a longtime baseball executive.
While the Red Sox won the World Series in 2004 and 2007 -- its first titles since 1918 -- this season the team was decimated by injuries, finished third in the AL East and failed to make the playoffs.
One of the priorities at Liverpool will be to replace the crumbling 45,000-capacity Anfield with a newer and bigger stadium.
Fenway Park is the oldest ballpark in the major leagues, having opened in 1912, and has the smallest capacity at 37,000.
But rather than push for a new ballpark, which would be difficult to construct in downtown Boston, ownership has spent millions in renovations and added about 4,000 seats since buying the team.
[Associated Press;
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