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While Asian football remains in flux, opportunity knocks for the Premier League

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Getty Images | Liverpool FC fans during a Premier League Asia Trophy match Hong Kong in 2017. Five Premier League teams and a third of Championship clubs now also have Asian ownership.

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5 April 2019 - 10:39 AM

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