Smart signings and Saudi money have revived a moribund Premier League soccer team. Those cheering their good fortune say they shouldn’t have to answer for the source of it.
Category: Manchester United (Soccer Team)
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How Should Fans Feel About Newcastle United?
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Manchester United Sale Fetches Billion-Dollar Bids
The New York Times – Business:Several bidders have emerged to buy the English soccer club, promising to pay billions to own a big piece of the world’s most popular sport.
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Manchester United Bidding War Already Has a Winner: The Sellers
The New York Times – Sports:A Qatari royal and a British billionaire have designs on the Premier League giant. But the Glazer family still gets to set the price.
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It’s Not Just About What Manchester City Won
The New York Times – Sports:Players, and fans, can accept losing. It is part of sports. It is different, though, if they find out one side wasn’t playing by the same rules.
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$150 World Cup Jerseys Made by Workers Getting $2.27 a Day
The New York Times – Business:Garment workers in Myanmar earn less than $3 a day to produce soccer apparel for Adidas. Some say they were fired after asking factory owners for a raise.
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Manchester United Owners Consider Sale of Storied Club
The New York Times – Sports:The Glazer family has hired advisers to weigh its options for the multibillion-dollar soccer club, which it has owned since 2005.
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Losses Pile Up in FTX Bankruptcy Turmoil
The New York Times – Business:The crypto exchange’s founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, says the company suffered a $51 billon collapse in collateral, but he thinks filing for Chapter 11 was a mistake.
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Ronaldo and Manchester United Part Ways ‘By Mutual Agreement’
The New York Times – Sports:The exit for the superstar comes as Ronaldo is playing for Portugal in the World Cup.
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American Money Has Discovered Indian Cricket
The New York Times – Sports:Billion-dollar investment funds and N.F.L. ownership groups are among those angling for a foothold in the Indian Premier League. The returns, not the sport, are the draw.
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World Cup Dreams, Gone in an Instant
The New York Times – Sports:For hundreds of the world’s best players, injury is the fear shadowing every step, every turn, every tackle as the World Cup looms.
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Cristiano Ronaldo and the Long Walk
The New York Times – Sports:Soccer’s biggest stars used to have places to wind down their careers with dignity. The sport’s economics now require their humiliations be public.