So you're telling me that the Glazer's and the like couldn't do it if they truly loved the game in the USA. The issue is they'd rather own EPL teams than emphasize the game in the USA. I don't think it'll happen becuase honestly right now I don't see another Lamar Hunt in our country. I mean maybe Drew Carey if he were worth Billions but hes not so I just don't see it. But thats where it'd have to come from becuase as you said corporate sponsorship is highly unlikely due to the current state of the tournament.
No; the issue is that owning an EPL team is an investment and funding a U.S. Open Cup prize endowment is a gift. Malcolm Glazer's net worth is between $2 and $2.5 billion. If he spends $100 million on a prize fund for the U.S. Open Cup, his net worth declines by 4-5%, which even for a billionaire is significant. If he spends $1.5 billion of his own and others' money on a leveraged buyout of Manchester United, he is left with an asset worth $1.5 billion; it's just a little bit more illiquid than it was. It's the difference between investing money in soccer and giving money away.