BEREA, Ohio – Randy Lerner never entered into the world of professional sports ownership vowing to "wreck this league."
He's too humble and reticent to resort to Johnny Manziel bravado. Lerner, however, is crushing the spirit of his second fan base in less than a decade and costing himself a fortune in the process.
The former Browns owner, who sold the franchise in 2012, is weeks away from leading his beloved Aston Villa out of English soccer's top tier. Barring a miraculous finish, one of the Premier League's founding members will get relegated. Villa is dead last with eight games remaining and an insuperable nine points from safety.