Manchester United have completed the signing of Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera from Athletic Club Bilbao. The Reds triggered a buyout clause and he joins the club on a four-year-contract with an option to extend for a further year subject to international clearance. The 24-year-old joined Athletic Club from Real Zaragoza in 2011 and has since made 128 […]
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Manchester United remain top of football’s rich list
Manchester United remain the richest club in English football, but neighbours City are closing the gap. Accountant Deloitte’s annual football review reveals United were top of the table in their 2012/13 title-winning campaign with revenues of £362.2million. City are second with £271.8m, but City had greater year-on-year growth of 18-per-cent compared to United’s 13-per-cent. The […]
Manchester United a winner off the pitch
Even though it was a disappointing and turbulent year for Manchester United on the pitch, the club continued to be a winner off it as third quarter revenues increased by 26-per-cent from £91.7m to £115.5m. Revenues so far this year, in the nine months to March 31 are up 21.1 per-cent compared to 2013 at £336.9m and adjusted EBITDA up a […]
Manchester United chief operating officer leaves
Manchester United’s chief operating officer Michael Bolingbroke has left the club having taken up his post in 2007. The club said the 46-year-old former Cirque du Soleil executive’s responsibilities, including stadium operations and finance, would be assumed “by current members of the management team”. Ed Woodward, executive vice chairman said: “Mike has been instrumental in […]
Manchester United’s Euro hopes still alive
MAN UTD 1, BAYERN MUNICH 1 Manchester United still dare to believe they can reach the semi finals of the Champions League. The Reds held reigning champions Bayern Munich to a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on a night they were predicted to lose heavily. David Moyes’s side, which has struggled in the Premier League, […]