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Chris Davison

Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke 'creates' new football club after controversial LA Rams decision

Stan Kroenke's decision to move St. Louis Rams to Los Angeles in 2016 has led to the emergence of a brand-new football club. The American billionaire caused uproar and left local fans furious after he applied to relocate the team ahead of the owners meeting where the move was approved.

With supporters already upset about developments, it's safe to say Kroenke's 29-page document used for the application didn't help matters. It was critical of St. Louis for its declining population, questioned the region's economic future and doubted whether the city could support baseball's Cardinals and hockey's Blues as well as an NFL franchise.

It started a four-and-a-half-year-long lawsuit filed by St. Louis over the relocation, which resulted in Kroenke paying a $571million (£478m) settlement fee after league teams collectively contributed $219million towards the $790million total.

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