Manchester United accused of banning loyal fans to make space for big-spending tourists Sport Business Manchester United supporters have accused the club of attempting to force out season ticket holders in order to generate more revenue from tourists and corporates. Season ticket holders of several decades started receiving emails – seen by City AM – informing them their accounts had been restricted after the club identified activity “that may indicate” [...]
Manchester United owner Ratcliffe may face FA charge over immigrants rant Sport Business Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe could face a Football Association charge over his widely-criticised comments that the UK has been “colonised by immigrants”. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham have already condemned Ratcliffe’s remarks and now the FA is set to examine whether they have brought the [...]
Kick It Out calls out Big Tech as football discrimination hits new high Big Tech and the Government must do more, says Kick It Out, after reports of discrimination in football rose to new record levels according to figures it published today. The anti-discrimination charity has revealed it received 1,398 reports of discrimination during the 2024-25 season, representing a 4.9 per cent year-on-year increase. Sexism and misogyny reports [...]
Former NatWest boss Samuel Okafor named CEO of inclusion campaigner Kick It Out June 24, 2024 The 42-year-old worked his way up from customer service advisor to executive director at NatWest-owned Coutts.