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Manchester United was floated on the stock market in 1991, [20] and they received yet another takeover bid in 1998, this time from Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB. [21] The Manchester United board accepted a £623 million offer, [22] but the takeover was blocked by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission at the final hurdle in April 1999. [23]
The Glazer family then recruited Woodward to join the club in a "financial planning" role. In 2007, Woodward was given charge of the commercial and media operations of Manchester United. It was in this role that Woodward is credited for United's success in tying up lucrative sponsorship deals with companies around the world.
Manchester United are one of the most widely supported football clubs in the world [11] [12] and have rivalries with Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal and Leeds United. Manchester United were the highest-earning football club in the world for 2016–17, with an annual revenue of €676.3 million, [ 13 ] and the world's third-most-valuable ...
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Ryan Giggs, Manchester United's record appearance maker Wayne Rooney, Manchester United's record goalscorer. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. The club was founded as Newton Heath LYR F.C. in 1878 and turned professional in 1885, before joining the Football League ...
Sir Roy Alan Gardner (born 20 August 1945) is a British businessman. He is a former director of English football clubs Manchester United and Plymouth Argyle.While at Manchester United, he was involved in the sale of the club to American businessman Malcolm Glazer before resigning in protest at the sale.
David Alan Gill CBE (born 5 August 1957) is a British football executive, formerly chief executive of Manchester United and a vice-chairman of The Football Association.He served as vice-chairman of the G-14 management committee until the G-14 was disbanded.
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