He owns a number of other football clubs and his takeover of Manchester City has been described as an attempt by the UAE at "sportswashing" - gaining political influence over foreign policy through sport. Manchester United - Glazer family Image:Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford After fending off...
Aged just 15, he is already becoming a crucial member of the U18s. He was introduced to the team only this season but has acquitted himself remarkably seamlessly. Football runs in his family. His younger brother, Gazi, also plays for Manchester United’s youth teams. Amir Ibragimov has sign...
The race to buy Manchester United is taking shape. The frontrunners appear to be Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and local boy-turned-billionaire Jim Ratcliffe.
There is an increase in Asian billionaires owning a sports team, especially in Britain. For example, Vincent Tan is a prominent figure in English football, as he owns Cardiff City FC. Desi owners are on the rise, both in Britain and the USA as well as their prominence in India. We look...
It is not just about refereeing decisions. The manager was running out of excuses asManchester Unitedlurched to new lows. And it is not just about who owns the club. The Glazers relinquished control of club operations toSir Jim Ratcliffe. ...
Manchester City midfielder Rodri added the 2024 Ballon d'Or to his impressive list of honours won in his illustrious career. The Spaniard had a terrific season for club and country, helping City win the Premier League for a record-breaking fourth time, while playing his part for Spain as ...
MAN UNITED Victor Osimhen, 24, Napoli With Manchester United's takeover moving slowly, it's hard to predict what kind of budget manager Erik ten Hag will be handed this summer. If they have over €100m to spending on a new striker and Kane slips out of their hands, the club should ...
Mark Hughes played for FC Barcelona from 1966-87. The English striker was one of the first English players to play in the La Liga for Barcelona. Hughes then went on to Bayern Munich on loan and then returned to his first club Manchester United in 1988 for a then club record fee of ...
”You are the spare man and the team has to use you as a normal player, you know. So you are the plus one most of the time. So, for me, he is one of the best at doing this and I say it’s a big honour to speak about him.” ...
“Super puff planets are very unusual in that they have very low mass and low density,” team member Jessica Libby-Roberts of Penn State’s Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds said in astatement. “The three previously known planets that orbit the star, Kepler-51, are about the size...