Liverpool owner John W Henry admits he bought the club because of the similarities between the city and his hometown Boston.
Henry also owns the Boston Redsox.
He said in a speech to the Boston Chamber of Commerce: "The larger part of the story that struck us when we were considering buying Liverpool out of a bankruptcy situation created by Americans was the similarities of the two cities, the two teams, the two histories, the two stadia.
"Liverpool has a large Irish Catholic population, it's a seaport on a famous river, both cities are about 45 square miles in size, both have around 600,000 people, both are college towns.
"Boston had the first public library, Liverpool had the first lending library. Both cities have pioneered medical advancements during the decades and both have the largest economic powers in the world exactly 213 miles to the south by car.
"Both cities will excoriate me for comparing them, but like it or not they are kindred spirits.
"They play in the most historical cathedrals of sport. Anfield has 7,000 more seats than Fenway [the Red Sox's stadium] but actually you might say its a bit cosier than Fenway.
"It's no coincidence that The Beatles came out of that small town 50 years ago, and that the soccer club there is one of the most successful and biggest sports teams in history despite local economic climate.
"There is a culture of toughness, intelligence, creativity that reminds me of New England. So I am sure I have answered your questions on, 'why Liverpool?''."
