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Manchester United plans to launch new e-commerce platform
Manchester United said it will launch a new e-commerce offering later this year and has chosen Scayle Commerce Engine as the official e-commerce platform partner. This is to ensure that the soccer club has one of the most modern commerce platforms in the industry. The new webshop will be developed ...
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Manchester United reaches agreement for Ratcliffe to acquire 25% of shares
After English soccer club Manchester United announced in November 2022 that its board was considering “strategic alternatives” to support the club’s future growth and success, Qatari investors briefly expressed interest in February of 2023. Last September, however, the Glazers family announced that they were taking the club off the market ...
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Manchester United will reportedly be taken off the market
The Daily Mail has revealed that the Glazers are going to take Manchester United off the market after failing to get close to their anticipated asking price. The newspaper cites “a source with long-standing close ties to the American family.” Reports in February suggested that a Qatar-based consortium of private ...
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Adidas extends contract with Manchester United, guarantees €1bn over 10 years
Source: Adidas The new 2023/24 away kit sees a return to the iconic vertical stripes that adorned the club’s first ever away shirts With Adidas extending its kit sponsorship deal with Manchester United by ten years, the contract runs until 2035 and guarantees the football team at ...
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Adidas revives Manchester United 1988-90 seasons with Originals collection
Source: Adidas Celebrating the venerated terrace wear of the late 80s and early 90s, Adidas and Manchester United have unveiled the Man Utd x Originals collection, which revisits popular pieces from the Adidas archive and integrates them into today’s soccer culture. Evoking a sense of nostalgia, the ...
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Qatari investors are reportedly targeting Manchester United
Daily Mail has revealed that a Qatar-based consortium of private investors is planning to bid for Manchester United. The group is set to make an offer by Friday, Feb. 17, the deadline set by the club’s current owners, the Glazer family. The British tabloid paper has also revealed that UEFA, ...
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Manchester United commences process to explore capitalization
According to an announcement on the club’s website, Manchester United (ManU) has retained the Raine Group to explore strategic alternatives, including new investments, a sale of the club or other transactions to capitalize on opportunities both on the pitch and commercially. The club (which is 98 percent owned by the ...
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Adidas teams up with Stormzy to promote diversity in the football industry
British rapper Stormzy is partnering with Adidas and ten other brands, including Sky Sports, Manchester United, and Fulham FC, on a program to help young black people in the U.K. secure jobs and leadership positions in football. The initiative is named Merky FC, after Stormzy’s philanthropic foundation. The launch follows ...
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Indebted ManUnited to issue shares to its fans
Manchester United fired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the Norwegian team manager hired three years ago, after the English football club lost 4-1 against Watford on Saturday Nov. 20, its fifth defeat in the first seven matches of this season’s Premier League. The dismal score, which is infuriating the club’s fans, will ...
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Higher broadcasting revenues limit ManU’s sales decline
The net loss of Manchester United narrowed by 20.6 percent to £18.1 million (€21.1m-$25.2m) in the third quarter ended March 31, in spite of a drop of 4.4 percent in overall revenues to £118.3 million (€138.0m-$164.5m). Adjusted Ebitda declined by 48.4 percent to £14.4 million (€16.8m-$20.0m), however. As all the ...