SPECIAL REPORT: With nine Premier League clubs under American control and no TV blackout, English football is BOOMING in the US... just ask the fans in sleepy San Francisco, who watch their teams at pubs before 6am

SPECIAL REPORT BY MIKE KEEGAN: It is 5.50am in San Francisco's historic North Beach district and all is quiet. Shutters are down at the bars and bohemian clothes stores.

SPECIAL REPORT: With nine Premier League clubs under American control and no TV blackout, English football is BOOMING in the US... just ask the fans in sleepy San Francisco, who watch their teams at pubs before 6am
SPECIAL REPORT BY MIKE KEEGAN: It is 5.50am in San Francisco's historic North Beach district and all is quiet. Shutters are down at the bars and bohemian clothes stores.