Former Chelsea bidder hints at interest in Liverpool and Manchester United March 1, 2023 Former Chelsea bidder Stephen Pagliuca has hinted that he could be interested in buying Liverpool or Manchester United but says he won’t be sucked into overpaying. The private equity veteran and co-owner of Italian club Atalanta and the NBA’s Boston Celtics missed out on Chelsea to Todd Boehly’s consortium last year. Pagliuca says he is [...]
Former Manchester City connections give Arsenal belief for title showdown April 25, 2023 Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes the trophy-winning experience of Gabriel Jesus and Oleksander Zinchenko can give them a vital edge in their Premier League title showdown with their former club Manchester City on Wednesday night. The north Londoners were quick to pounce when City made Jesus and Zinchenko available last summer and the combined £75m [...]
Three charts that show the chasm between Manchester United and Brighton’s spending April 22, 2023 Manchester United’s vast financial advantage over Brighton is illustrated by analysis of both clubs’ spending over the last decade as they prepare to meet in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final. When Manchester United last met Brighton and Hove Albion at Wembley Stadium in the 1983 FA Cup final replay, it was already a financial mismatch. Although [...]
Manchester United to let Mason Greenwood leave after backlash over possible return August 21, 2023 Manchester United have reached agreement with Mason Greenwood to leave the club after concluding an investigation into claims of attempted rape and assault. England striker Greenwood was suspended by the Premier League club in January 2022 after images and video relating to the alleged victim emerged online. Prosecutors dropped the case earlier this year after [...]
Manchester United post Premier League record £648m revenue figure but make loss October 26, 2023 Manchester United have posted Premier League record revenue figures of £648.4m for the year ending June 30. It marks a 11 per cent rise from the previous year but the club have made a loss of £42.1m for the same period. The results come as the club edge closer to a deal with Ineos founder [...]
Treble-winning Manchester City deserve more credit, says Pep Guardiola June 11, 2023 Pep Guardiola hopes Manchester City’s treble-clinching Champions League victory will see his team get the credit they deserve for an era of extraordinary success. City edged out Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul on Saturday night to become kings of Europe for the first time and only the second English team to complete the continental treble. [...]
Manchester United: Five questions as Sir Jim Ratcliffe nears £1.3bn deal October 15, 2023 A year after declaring his interest in buying Manchester United, Sir Jim Ratcliffe looks set to get his way – sort of – via a £1.3bn minority investment that appears to have won the Glazer family’s approval and could be sealed this week. But while the deal promises to bring an end to the saga [...]
Sir Jim Ratcliffe set to pay 100 per cent premium for Manchester United stake October 15, 2023 Sir Jim is poised to spend £1.3bn on a 25 per cent stake in his boyhood club.
Sam Kerr the difference as Chelsea beat Manchester United to Women’s FA Cup May 14, 2023 Sam Kerr scored the decisive goal as Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 at Wembley Stadium to win the Women’s FA Cup – their third in succession. A record 77,390 crowd for a women’s domestic club match watched on as pre-match favourites Chelsea took on Women’s Super League leaders Manchester United at the home of English [...]
Manchester Airport could add £16.3bn per year to UK economy by 2050, report shows March 18, 2024 Regional political and business leaders have backed a report showing how further investment and government support for Manchester Airport could nearly triple its contribution to the UK economy and support 85,000 new jobs by 2050.