...and the most important place in world football is now Doha The Qatari capital has always been the city where the economists decamp for the annual world trade talks – about as lively as Wigan v Bolton on a wet Tuesday night – but it's suddenly become the place which might just prove the salvation for Newcastle, Everton and any other clubs who aspire to bestride the European stage. The City revolution underlines the fact that the American buy-up of Premier League football is over. The Americans thought they could make profits from the game (buying into United, Liverpool, Everton, Aston Villa and Arsenal) but, United and possibly Arsenal apart, can't make the financial model work. With the Russian oligarchs looking increasingly to their own nation, the Arabs are the future. Enter Qatar – an oil state eagerly looking for new sources of revenue. Five international art museums are in the pipeline and British opportunities appeal as much to its people as they do to the Abu Dhabis. They have shares in Barclays Bank, and the Qatar Investment Authority also holds a 27 percent share in Sainsbury's. With Everton's Bill Kenwright among those yearning for a billionaire to rescue him, the Premier League looks like its next supermarket sweep. From The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/10-ways-that-football-has-changed-completely-in-the-last-14-days-928818.html

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