Court documents show the American billionaires had an opportunity to purchase the Reds in 2010.
American billionaires Bill Gates and Robert Kraft had the opportunity to purchase Liverpool in 2010, according to court documents.
Tom Hicks and George Gillett agreed to sell the Reds in April 2010, with Microsoft co-founder Gates and New England Patriots owner Kraft among those approached in a worldwide search for new ownership. Kraft also owns the New England Revolution in MLS.
The revelation came in documents made public by the New York State Supreme Court, New York County, as part of a legal battle involving U.