What sport is on this weekend, when is it on and how can you watch it? February 24, 2023 There are two major finals this weekend and a multitude of free-to-air sport on the television. Here are five sporting events to put into your diaries for this weekend. Golf: LIV Mayakoba, Friday – Sunday The second season of LIV Golf gets going today from El Camaleon Golf Course in Mayakoba, Mexico. Last year’s season [...]
The gap between the football brand behemoths and the rest is likely to grow February 23, 2023 The bidders for football club Manchester United are now in a virtual data room, filling their spreadsheets and compiling their questions. The job of the Glazer family’s investment banking advisors, Raine Group, is now to find ways to squeeze every possible dollar out of this football asset. One trick of the bankers’ trade is to [...]
Premier League: ‘Regulator can’t damage success of competition’ February 22, 2023 Premier League chiefs have warned that the proposed independent regulator for English football must not damage its success. The UK government will today publish its white paper on plans to install a regulator to ensure clubs are financially sound and implement more stringent owners’ and directors’ tests to deter what the government describe as “unscrupulous” [...]
Manchester United bidders want public statement from Glazers to show they are serious about selling the club February 20, 2023 Manchester United suitors want the Glazer family to go public with their plans for the club and quell concerns that they are not serious about a possible £5bn sale. British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar both confirmed submitting bids to buy the Premier League club last week, [...]
Glazer family could walk away from Manchester United sale, bidders fear February 19, 2023 Manchester United bidders believe the club’s owners, the Glazer family, could walk away from a £5bn sale of the Premier League club. Three parties are known to have submitted proposals to the Glazers’ bankers – British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe; the son of the former Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani; and [...]
Marcus Rashford fires Manchester United to win over Leicester – and within touching distance of Premier League’s top two February 19, 2023 Marcus Rashford continued his red-hot goalscoring streak as Manchester United beat Leicester City 3-0 to close the gap on the Premier League’s top two today. Striker Rashford netted twice to make it six goals in his last five games and 24 for United in all competitions this season. Revitalised winger Jadon Sancho added the third [...]
Barcelona and Manchester United are both on the way back up but the Premier League club is on a much surer footing February 16, 2023 Some fixtures just feel like they belong in the Champions League and Barcelona versus Manchester United is one of them. Tonight, however, they will meet in Uefa’s second-tier competition, the Europa League, in the first leg of a play-off tie to reach the last 16. It is a sign of how far both teams have [...]
Manchester United sale: Saudi Arabia and US consortium set to rival Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatar in £5bn takeover battle February 14, 2023 Suitors from Saudi Arabia and the US are set to go up against Sir Jim Ratcliffe and a Qatari bid in the battle to buy Manchester United, City A.M. understands. The bank handling the sale, the Raine Group, has set a deadline of Friday for offers to be made to United’s owners, the Glazer family. [...]
Qatar interested in buying Manchester United – but bidders won’t be PSG owners Qatar Sports Investments February 9, 2023 The Qatar Investment Authority is interested in buying a stake in Manchester United and has not ruled out a full takeover. QIA, which owns Harrods as well as significant shareholdings in Heathrow Airport and Sainsbury’s, has not made an offer for United yet. But it is one of the Qatari parties mulling an offer to [...]
Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood has attempted rape charges dropped February 2, 2023 Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has had all charges dropped against him. The 21-year-old faced a number of allegations including assault, attempted rape and controlling and coercive behaviour. His trial was originally set for 27 November with the case having been opened opened in January of 2022. “Criminal proceedings against a 21-year-old man in connection [...]