Man Utd

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NFL stars visit the United Academy (Manchester United)

NFL stars Byron Jones and Danielle Hunter were recently invited to Carrington to take part in a series of engaging Q&A sessions with members of the ...

Professional football is a competitive industry and in order for our boys to have the best chance of reaching their potential, experiences such as this are vital." "Having Byron and Danielle talk to our young players about the roads they have been on is a great inspiration for them. They both believe that the key to building strong resilience is in the individual, rather than an abstract concept.

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What's happening at United this week? (Manchester United)

Manchester United Women's Barclays Women's Super League clash with West Ham United at Old Trafford headlines the coming week at the club.

Further international clashes take place, with Uruguay, the Netherlands, Sweden, Tunisia, Ivory Coast and Austria all in action – each of these nations have selected United players in their squads for the upcoming matches. United Women face West Ham at Old Trafford in a WSL fixture which is being broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK. Tickets are still available, and Hear from Amad about how he is finding his time at Sunderland, after we recently interviewed the attacker in the north-east. International fixtures begin, with Portugal facing Liechtenstein at home in their first Euro 2024 qualifier, while England travel to Italy to kick-off their campaign (both 19:45 GMT). Ella discusses England Lionesses’ Euro 2022 win, fame and more.

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Manchester United takeover: Sheikh Jassim's Qatar group to make ... (Sky Sports)

Sheikh Jassim will make a second bid for Manchester United on Wednesday; a Qatari team visited Old Trafford for talks last Thursday, British billionaire Sir ...

He wants to take Nice all the way to the top," new Wales captain Ramsey said at a press conference before opening Euro 2024 qualifiers against Croatia and Latvia. "This was a high-powered delegation from INEOS, he was there with the two co-owners, Andy Currie and John Reece. They had been trying to get a better understanding before they make another bid. Talks were held across 10 hours - a lot longer than expected. Sky Sports News has been told by sources in New York that "there should be no doubt at all that Sheikh Jassim wants to be the owner and custodian of United". Sheikh Jassim will make a second bid for Manchester United on Wednesday; a Qatari team visited Old Trafford for talks last Thursday, British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe held meetings the next day; there is growing confidence among the bidders that the Glazers will sell the club

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Man Utd takeover LIVE: Sheik Jassim's second bid and Glazers ... (Mirror.co.uk)

The Manchester United takeover process is heating up after Sir Jim Ratcliffe and representatives of Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani both visited Old ...

[Click here to read the full story.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/ten-hag-contract-manutd-takeover-29491341) [Click here to read the full story.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-utd-de-jong-transfer-29500401) [Click here to read the full story.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/keys-fa-mitrovic-fernandes-decisions-29503478) [Real Madrid](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/real-madrid-cf) travelled to Catalonia for the second El Clasico of the campaign. [Qatar](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/qatar) ’s Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Than ratcheted up their interest in taking over by visiting Manchester for talks during the week. [sent off for handballing on the line](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-manutd-fulham-mitrovic-red-29498614) to stop Jadon Sancho’s shot going in before Mitrovic followed him down the tunnel for pushing the referee. [Willian](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/willian) for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity. [Mitrovic](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/aleksandar-mitrovic) was seething after a VAR call had - correctly - given United a penalty and decided to take his frustration out on the official, Chris Kavanagh. [Click here to read the full story.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/marcel-sabitzer-ten-hag-manutd-29500446) [Manchester United](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) midfielder Scott McTominay in order to get the best out of current star Bruno Guimaraes. Instead, the Dutchman stayed at the Nou Camp and has gone on to play a key role in Barca's title charge. The Dutchman is set to remain in his post whoever takes over following a successful first season at the helm.

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Second Man Utd Qatar bid incoming as Sheikh Jassim 'confident ... (Daily Star)

With Manchester United fans never missing an opportunity to highlight their disdain for the Glazer family, the club may have moved one step closer towards ...

In this process, the second bids next week are really the first serious bids." [Sky Sports](https://bit.ly/3lsl5Ha) understand Sheikh Jassim had told his advisors to start preparing a new bid for the 20-time Premier League winners. But their premiership at the club could soon come to an end as Sheikh Jassim is extremely keen on a complete takeover. His representatives were also seen visiting the club on Thursday, only for Ratcliffe and his associates to arrange their own meeting 24 hours later. “The reality is their first bids were just indicative. There is even more confidence from potential bidders that the Glazers are willing to sell the club. And a potential deal may have moved one step closer as another bid from the Middle East is expected to come in imminently. However, as reported by They will be making second bids. Representatives from both parties recently visited the club in what was a concrete showing of interest in United. [put up for sale by the Glazer Family in November,](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/man-utd-new-owners-ratcliffe-28562215) with several reports also claiming the American owners were looking for offers of around £4billion to sell the club. [Manchester United](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/manchester-united-fc) is set to be made amid growing confidence the Glazer family are willing to sell the club.

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Sheikh Jassim, Ratcliffe both expected to make 'second Man Utd ... (Football365.com)

Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani is planning to make a second bid to purchase Premier League giants Man Utd later this week.

“This was a high-powered delegation from INEOS, he was there with the two co-owners, Andy Currie and John Reece. It just feels like a family-oriented club.” “He wants to take Nice all the way to the top. Meanwhile, Nice midfielder Aaron Ramsay has hailed the “very passionate” Ratcliffe for his desire to take the Ligue 1 club “all the way to the top”. Sir Dave Brailsford, who used to be the director of cycling at Team Sky – he’s now INEOS’ director of sport and he was there too.” His second bid is expected to be made next week, the report adds.

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Manchester United is for sale, who could buy the world-famous club? (CNN)

The Glazer family are currently considering offers from bidders. Michael Regan/Getty Images. CNN —. The owners of ...

“It’s important to separate an owner from the club and everything it represents,” he adds. and it comes down to how much each party is willing to compromise or to pay in terms of extra financial commitments.” “The Glazers are looking for $7.2 to $9.6 billion. These proposed tests would examine a potential owner’s integrity, financial soundness and conduct due diligence on their sources of wealth. A report from Human Rights Watch, published in October 2022, documented cases as recently as last September of Qatari security forces arbitrarily arresting LGBTQ+ people and subjecting them to “ill-treatment in detention.” “Whichever way this derby goes, the winner won’t be the climate.” It added that one bidder turned down Ares’ funding because the terms were unattractive. It’s got a bigger fan base. Sheikh Jassim said in his statement that he is funding the sale through his own foundation, an organization without any digital footprint. “It’s got a bigger ground. His bid, soccer finance expert Kieran Maguire tells CNN Sport, would “effectively … “We want a Manchester United anchored in its proud history and roots in the North-West of England, putting the Manchester back into Manchester United and clearly focusing on winning the Champions League,” it added.

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Man Utd sale: Sky Sports reporter drops major takeover update as ... (SPORTbible)

Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani will submit a second bid for Manchester United on Wednesday, it has been reported. Sheikh Jassim's Qatari delegation ...

- BBC journalist drops Man Utd takeover update as "interesting" prospect revealed](/football/manchester-united-takeover-bid-sale-ratcliffe-qatar-news-257377-20230315) ["In the hunt..." - Respected journalist drops major Man Utd sale update as new deadline revealed](/football/manchester-united-takeover-sale-bid-qatar-ratcliffe-news-455546-20230316) - Sky Sports reporter drops massive Man Utd takeover update as new bid expected](/football/manchester-united-sale-takeover-bid-qatar-sheikh-jassim-news-315756-20230316) ["The Qataris will walk away..." - Sky Sports reporter drops huge Man Utd sale update](/football/manchester-united-takeover-sale-qatar-bid-sheikh-news-385164-20230309) ["Ratcliffe's intention is.." [Sky Sports News](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12838826/manchester-united-takeover-sheikh-jassims-qatar-group-to-make-official-bid-on-wednesday-confident-that-glazers-will-sell) say sources in the United States have told them the talks were 'positive' and that Sheikh Jassim's advisers are now putting together a new bid which is expected to be submitted by close of business on Wednesday. "This was a high-powered delegation from INEOS, he was there with the two co-owners, Andy Currie and John Reece.

Man Utd bidding war a "dirty derby" of sportswashing - Politics.co.uk (Politics.co.uk)

Commenting on the rival bids by the INEOS CEO and the Qatari Islamic Bank chairman to buy Manchester United, Areeba Hamid, Greenpeace UK's co-executive director ...

Having already plastered its brand all over cycling, sailing, football, running and rugby, INEOS is the undisputed champion of sportswashing. INEOS is a major producer of plastic, toxic pesticides and fossil fuels, as well as one of the UK’s leading fracking firms. The Qatari Islamic Bank gets some of its revenues from oil and gas.

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Man Utd takeover: Sheikh Jassim ramps up second offer as all ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani is expected to submit a second bid to buy Manchester United on Wednesday, but Sir Jim Ratcliffe is also set to produce ...

The firm previously owned AC Milan before selling to RedBird last year for €1.2bn (£1.05bn). According to sources in Sheikh Jassim’s camp, his absence from last week’s meeting should not be viewed as him being less committed to the purchase. “It's a great project to be a part of. Ratcliffe met United chiefs, including Erik ten Hag, personally last Friday having flown in from the south of France. The other principal suitor, “The owner is very passionate and very invested in Nice and wants to take Nice all the way up to the top,” Ramsey said.

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Van de Beek shares footage of his rehab (Manchester United)

Watch Donny's video from the gym, where he is working diligently on his recovery from injury.

“I think it is quite positive news,” Erik told us at Carrington. “Of course, the bad news is he is out for the rest of the season, but the good news is, in the long term, his knee will be okay and he will be ready again to play at the highest levels and will be ready for the start of pre-season.” Speaking on 13 January, Ten Hag confirmed van de Beek is unavailable for the rest of this season but the manager was confident his compatriot will be ready for Tour 2023.

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Greatest Man Utd XI named by Artificial Intelligence with Cristiano ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Manchester United are the second most successful English club in terms of trophies but, for some, are the biggest team in the world given their successes in ...

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner is the biggest worldwide name United have ever had play for them, as he is the most recognised footballer in history alongside Pele, Diego Maradona and [Lionel Messi](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/lionel-messi). [Rio Ferdinand](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/rio-ferdinand) and Nemanja Vidic. Although Cantona registered the fewest appearances in a United shirt on the team (185), he's selected ahead of club heroes such as Rooney, Ruud van Nistelrooy and the third member of United's 'Holy Trinity' Denis Law. The pair played together at the Red Devils for almost a decade and won countless major honours, including the 2008 [Champions League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/champions-league). Scholes, like Neville, was a one-club man and made 718 appearances for the Red Devils, scoring 155 times. On the left side of the back-four is Dennis Irwin, who was part of that Ferguson side during the 1990s which had so much success. A second member of United's so-called 'Holy Trinity', Sir Bobby Charlton, who was key for Busby, also makes it. Across the front four there's no shortage of talent either. He made a total of 398 appearances for United and won five With that in mind, here is a look at the XI chosen. Gary Neville is the chosen right-back. Certainly, in all positions, there are no shortage of options when it comes to selecting a best-ever lineup.

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