January transfer window 2015: All the done deals from Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, City, Liverpool and the rest of the Premier League clubs February 3, 2015
Arsenal still need a defender and Manchester United haven’t spent a penny – is this the most boring January transfer window ever? January 21, 2015 Are we in the middle of the most boring January transfer window ever? Almost three weeks have passed since the window opened on 3 January and it seems as if not much has happened. Arsenal were supposed to need a new defensive midfielder but have since discovered a hidden genius of Francis Coquelin, Manchester United [...]
Southampton march on towards European history with win over Manchester United January 11, 2015 Southampton manager Ronald Koeman insists his team can continue to defy expectations and earn a Champions League debut after they climbed to third in the Premier League with a landmark victory yesterday. Midfielder Dusan Tadic’s 69th-minute goal earned the Saints a first league win at Manchester United for 27 years and lifted them above their [...]
Football Comment: Louis Van Gaal naive to stick with Manchester United system January 11, 2015 THERE was a moment during Manchester United’s defeat to Southampton yesterday that I found astonishing and summed up the mystifying tactical problems that manager Louis van Gaal is yet to solve. Having failed to muster a shot on target in the first 64 minutes, Van Gaal took off left-back Luke Shaw and brought on Tyler [...]
Manchester United share price plummets as club announces player spending in “near term” December 9, 2014 Manchester United’s share price plummeted by over nine per cent on the US stock exchange this morning, after Edward Glazer put 3m of his shares up for sale and the club confirmed further spending on players in the “near term”. After markets in the US closed yesterday Edward Glazer, one of Malcolm Glazer’s six [...]
League failure hits Manchester United revenues November 18, 2014 MANCHESTER United yesterday reported a 10 per cent slump in revenues for the first quarter as a lack of Champions League football started to hit the club’s coffers. In the first three months of the 2015 financial year, the English Premier League club’s total revenues fell to £88.7m, from £98.5m in the same period last [...]
Manchester United revenue falls as failure to qualify for the Champions League takes its toll November 18, 2014 Manchester United are counting the cost of missing out on European football this season, as revenue and profit fell in its first quarter results. With reductions in commercial, broadcast and matchday revenue, overall turnover dropped 9.9 per cent to £88.7m from £98.5m at the same period last year. United officials will, however, be pleased with [...]
Manchester United’s Rooney, van Persie and Di Maria get anime makeover in epic advert for sponsor Nissin November 10, 2014 Manchester United’s new sponsor Nissin has turned the club’s players into Japanese-style anime characters as part of a new global marketing campaign. The Japanese noodle brand became a global sponsor of the club earlier this year in a deal thought to be worth up to £10m a year, and is also planning to create Man [...]
Ex-Manchester United player Louis Saha creates Axis Stars, a social network for professional sports stars October 28, 2014 The retired French football star and former Manchester United player Louis Saha isn’t taking his retirement lightly. In the vein of celebs-turned-tech aficionados, Saha has launched a social network, although its not a million miles away from his previous life on the pitch. Axis Stars is aimed at professional athletes and sports stars as well [...]
Price of football: Arsenal have the priciest tickets, but Manchester United make most from match days October 15, 2014 Arsenal may have the most expensive season ticket in the country, but Manchester United make the most money from their match-going fans. BBC Sport’s annual price of football survey has revealed that the most expensive season ticket at Arsenal is pricier than any other in England. Arsenal’s cheapest season ticket still costs more [...]