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Football injuries cost €705 million in Qatar World Cup year

Manchester United valued at €5bn after Ratcliffe tables bid for 25% stake in the club

The British billionaire has offered a price of roughly $33 per share for a 25 per cent stake in the English Premier League club

How Manchester United might say yes to pitch from ‘Dr No’ tycoon Jim Ratcliffe

Fans are hoping that chemical mogul and notorious hard negotiator Jim Ratcliffe will be able to balance a number of competing interests and finally boost not only team performance, but morale

AI can show Man United the money, says club’s data expert

Sunil Menon sees virtual football as a threat to the future of the physical game, but one which can be mitigated by using technology

Man United shares plunge as sale looks shaky

Shares of the Premier League team fell by a record 21 per cent after the Glazer family said that they were going to take the club off the market

Richard Fitzpatrick: United score own goal as impact of Mason Greenwood case lingers

The Manchester club had planned to reintegrate the football star after charges of attempted rape were dropped, but backed off as opposition to the move grew

Irish love affair with Man United has become an unrequited one

We’ll pay through the nose to watch them play a throwaway match or chat on stage, but they’ve not had an Irish player on the squad for the past six years

Man Utd’s £900m deal with Adidas demonstrates club’s enduring global appeal

Despite lacklustre performance on the field and an uncertain future, the club can evidently still draw big-bucks sponsorship

Adidas extends jersey sponsorship deal with Man U to 2035

The deal is valued at least £900 million

Rumoured Qatari buyout of Man Utd sees transfer speculation reach Wall Street

The Premier League football club is the subject of rumour after a tweet saying a bid from a Qatari businessman had been ‘successful’ sent its share price soaring

Man United shares jump after Qatari group makes improved offer

The football club’s stock was up 9.7 per cent to as of 5:20 a.m. in New York

Man United supporters split over who should buy the club

A British businessman and a Qatari banker are said to be the final bidders, but the fans disagree about who is the best candidate

Final bids for Manchester United could make it the most expensive club in the world

The Glazers will now consider proposals from a local business tycoon and a Qatari banker which will rause more questions about ownership in the Premier League

Manchester United asks bidders for sources of wealth ahead of deadline

The development will put the spotlight on the two main contenders to purchase the historic club: Qatari royal Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and the Ineos boss, British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe

Qatari banker to make third bid to buy Manchester United

Lifelong fan Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani says he wants to return the indebted club to its ‘former glories’

Matt Cooper: Free GP care proposal raises issues of practicality over cost

The price of extending free doctor visits to all citizens is estimated at €880 million a year, but there are bigger questions around GP shortages, pay rates and financial responsibility

Brand it like Beckham: Why the former golden boy of English football is worth £150m to Qatar

The footballing legend is coming under fire for his deal to promote the World Cup host nation, but he’s been a prolific dealmaker almost as long as he’s been a footballer

Matt Cooper: Fifa’s dirty laundry includes a load of blatant World Cup greenwashing

The world football organiser claims the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is ‘a fully carbon-neutral event’, but there are arguments that the tournament may contribute up to 10 million tonnes of carbon emissions

Matt Cooper: How Man Utd’s on-pitch travails could damage the club’s bottom line

Decay is setting in at the once-great Manchester United, with sponsorship deals slipping and a place in elite leagues no longer certain. But to stop the rot, any potential bidder for the club will have to fix more than the football

Profile: Joel Glazer, the man of mystery holding Man Utd’s purse strings

Joel Glazer is the frontman for his family’s ownership of Manchester United, but his public profile is usually well under the radar. Now, after a disastrous start to the Premier League season, he and his siblings are under pressure like never before