David Gill is stepping down as Manchester United’s chief executive in the summer and will be replaced by executive director Edward Woodward. The 55-year-old will end a 16-year association with the club on June 30. Gill joined the board in February 1997 as finance director and has been its chief executive since September 2003, after Peter […]
Substitute Nani sparks Reds’ cup victory
MAN UNITED 2, READING 1 In a season which has provided so many magical stories in the FA Cup with Budweiser, Manchester United’s fifth-round tie with Reading certainly wasn’t one of them. It was a decidedly lukewarm tie at Old Trafford which provided only the occasional flicker of excitement and which was decided by […]
Slick City avoid cup upset
MAN CITY 4, LEEDS UNITED 0. On another weekend of shocks in the FA Cup with Budweiser, Manchester City had no difficulty defeating npower Championship club Leeds United. It was a routine fifth-round victory for the Premier League giants, one which was secured in the opening quarter of an hour. Goals from Yaya Toure […]
Reds report leap in profits
Manchester United has reported a 74 per-cent increase in first-half profits to £22.3million. The club, which is on course for a 20th domestic league title, also reported revenues in the six months to the end of December were up 6.5 per-cent at £186.4m. The club added they had increased commercial revenues by 29 per-cent year-on-year, with six new […]
Reds silence Spaniards
REAL MADRID 1, MAN UNITED 1 Danny Welbeck scored a crucial away goal as Manchester United gained a creditable 1-1 draw in the last-16 clash of the titans at Real Madrid. And it provides Sir Alex Ferguson’s side with a slight advantage for the return at Old Trafford early next month with the Reds’ manager […]