SPECIAL REPORT: With nine Premier League clubs under American control and no 3pm blackout, English football is BOOMING in the US... just ask the fans in sleepy San Franciso, 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.