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☆ Glazer Family Says It Will Explore a Sale of Manchester United
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Joshua Robinson | Jonathan Clegg | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Manchester United ‘s American owners, the Glazer family, announced on Tuesday that they were exploring the sale of one of the most famous sports teams in the world, setting up a potentially record-breaking auction 17 years after they bought the club. The announcement turned an already busy day for United into a seismic one, after earlier confirming Cristiano Ronaldo would leave the club following an acrimonious breakdown of the relationship between the English Premier League team and one of its all-time greats.

☆ Ronaldo to leave Manchester United after criticism of club
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 22 (Reuters) - Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo will leave with immediate effect, the Premier League team said on Tuesday, marking a bitter end to the Portugal captain's second spell at Old Trafford after he said he felt betrayed by the club. "Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United by mutual agreement, with immediate effect. "Everyone at United remains focused on continuing the team's progress under Ten Hag and working together to deliver success on the pitch." Ronaldo said in a statement on Tuesday that he loved the club and the fans. Ronaldo confirmed on Monday that an awkward handshake between him and midfielder Bruno Fernandes that was caught on camera and went viral was the result of a joke between the Portugal and United team mates.

☆ De Bruyne free-kick fires City to win at Leicester in Haaland absence
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LEICESTER, England, Oct 29 (Reuters) - A stunning free kick from Kevin De Bruyne earned Manchester City a 1-0 victory at Leicester City on Saturday, a win that moved the champions back to the top of the Premier League. ""The free kick goes perfectly, luckily it's 1-0," De Bruyne told BT Sport. "It's not about the assist that Kevin always has, or the free kick. City have now kept a clean sheet in six of their 12 games this season, which is better than all other Premier League teams. "The difference was a moment of brilliance from probably the best player in the Premier League."

☆ INEOS chief Ratcliffe contacted Glazers but told Man United not for sale
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Peter Hall | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MANCHESTER, England, Oct 11 (Reuters) - British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe said he had contacted Manchester United owners the Glazer family about buying the English Premier League club, but was told they were not for sale. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"Manchester United is owned by the Glazer family, whom I have met," Ratcliffe told an event hosted by the Financial Times on Tuesday. "If it had have been for sale in the summer, yes, we would have probably had a go following on from the Chelsea thing, but we can't sit around hoping that one day Manchester United will become available." Purchasing another Premier League team is not out of the question. "We have an exciting sporting franchise (Nice in France's Ligue 1), but the one thing we don't have is a Premier (League) team," Ratcliffe added.

☆ Women’s soccer is booming in England. But the big money hasn't caught up yet
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

All available tickets for the 90,000-capacity stadium were snapped up 15 minutes after going on sale, the U.K.'s fastest-ever sellout for the women's game. That trend has continued with the start of the 2022-23 season of the Women's Super League, the top tier of women's soccer in England. More money, more qualityWomen were banned from playing on Football Association grounds until 1971, and there wasn't a fully professional women's league until 2018. Major publishers like BBC Sport have also made moves to include the women's game more prominently in coverage. "Unbundling would attract more brands who see the women's game as their marketing focus and not just an add-on," Baroni said.

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