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Kroenke wins full control of Arsenal, enraging some fans of the soccer club

FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, June 14, 2018, Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke tours the team's new NFL football stadium, in Inglewood, Calif. USA. In a statement published Tuesday Aug. 7, 2018, majority shareholder Kroenke has made an offer to take full ownership of England's Arsenal soccer club in a deal that would value the Premier League club at 1.8 billion pounds (US dollars 2.3 billion). (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

American billionaire and Missouri-native Stan Kroenke has struck a deal to take full control of Arsenal by buying out Russian rival Alisher Usmanov, valuing the English Premier League club at around $2.