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  • AEG touts plan for NFL team in L.A.

    06/10/2011 8:31:18 AM PDT · by ConservativeStatement · 30 replies
    THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER ^ | June 9, 2011 | SCOTT M. REID
    LOS ANGELES – Billionaire Philip Anschutz is prepared to acquire majority ownership in an NFL franchise in order to bring a team to Farmers Field, the downtown stadium proposed by the Anschutz Entertainment Group, AEG president Tim Leiweke told the Orange County Register on Thursday night. Leiweke, in confirming for the first time Anschutz's interest in purchasing a majority share of a team to return the NFL to Southern California after a nearly 16-year absence, Leiweke also said he has spoken with officials from five NFL franchises: Minnesota, San Diego, Oakland, St. Louis and Jacksonville.