Sir Jim Ratcliffe agrees deal to buy 25 per cent stake in Manchester United
Ineos Group chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe has agreed to buy a 25 per cent stake in Manchester United and inject around £236million into the club, the Red Devils have announced. Ineos, who will assume delegated responsibility for the club’s football operations, and United have entered an agreement under which he will acquire 25 per cent […]
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe – boyhood fan who has bought 25 per cent of Manchester United
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has become part owner of Manchester United as one of the UK’s richest men has bought a 25 per cent stake in the club he supported as a boy. The billionaire has bought a share in the Old Trafford club, worth a reported £1.25billion, after Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani withdrew […]
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Juventus receive Manuel Locatelli and Alex Sandro injury boosts
Juventus have given positive fitness updates on Manuel Locatelli and Alex Sandro. The pair were substituted in Saturday’s 2-1 Serie A win at Frosinone after picking up injuries. A Juventus statement read: “After the knock picked up in yesterday’s match against Frosinone, Manuel Locatelli underwent tests this morning at the J|Medical centre that ruled out […]
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European Super League plan for free streaming ´unsustainable´, says finance expert
The European Super League’s pledge to stream all matches for free is unsustainable and merely a ploy to coax fans into supporting the project. That is the view of finance expert Dan Plumley, who does not see how a breakaway competition could offer enough prize money to earn the support of clubs while showing games […]
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Luke Shaw says latest Manchester United loss ‘just not good enough’
Luke Shaw surveyed the wreckage of Manchester United’s latest defeat and admitted: “It’s just not good enough.” The Red Devils went down 2-0 at West Ham to slip to their 13th loss from 26 matches this season. They have now gone four matches in a row without scoring for the first time since 1992 after […]
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Mauricio Pochettino calls for fairness in recovery time over festive period
Mauricio Pochettino called on the Premier League to reassess the way it schedules fixtures over the Christmas period to even out the time that teams have to recover. Chelsea face Wolves at Molineux on Christmas Eve before welcoming Crystal Palace to Stamford Bridge three days later. Palace, by contrast, will have had double the recovery […]
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Inter Milan see off Lecce to remain clear of Juventus at Serie A summit
Serie A leaders Inter Milan earned their fourth straight league win after beating Lecce 2-0 at San Siro, ensuring they would remain four points clear of Juventus until after Christmas. The hosts had plenty of chances to go in front in the first half and Yann Aurel Bisseck finally made the breakthrough just before half-time. […]
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Romelu Lukaku rubber-stamps Roma victory in ill-tempered clash with Napoli
Lorenzo Pellegrini and Romelu Lukaku steered Roma to a 2-0 win against nine-man Napoli in an ill-tempered Serie A clash at the Stadio Olimpico. Matteo Politano saw red for Napoli shortly after the hour mark, with substitute Pellegrini putting the home side ahead 10 minutes later. The visitors then lost Victor Osimhen after he was […]
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Jurgen Klopp bemused by ‘weird situation’ as Liverpool are denied penalty
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was bemused as to why his side did not get a penalty for Martin Odegaard’s handball in the first half of their 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Anfield. VAR ruled referee Chris Kavanagh had not made a clear and obvious error in not penalising the Gunners captain after his low hand […]
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Accrington’s win was a present for the fans – John Coleman
John Coleman said Accrington’s 2-1 win against Walsall was a “present for the fans” as they moved to within a point of the play-off places. Eighth-placed Stanley took the lead after nine minutes when Jackson Smith could only parry Joe Pritchard’s shot into the path of Tommy Leigh and he slotted home his sixth goal […]
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