Manchester United

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, could buy anything he wants, including professional sports teams. A new report, citing his father, suggests Musk is considering purchasing a soccer team, potentially turning his back on his childhood favorite. What Happened: New comments from Musk's father Errol...

British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has bought a minority stake in the esteemed football club Manchester United (NYSE:MANU). The deal puts the club’s value at an estimated $6.3 billion, including debt. This agreement concludes a year-long sales process. What Happened: A report from The Wall...

Manchester United PLC (NYSE: MANU) is about to get sold. What Happened: "The results [of the sale] from a bidder perspective will already be known" by the time the football club reports earnings on June 27, an M&A advisor tells Benzinga. The likely winner of the Manchester auction is...

We are reading reports in Qatari media that Manchester United (NYSE: MANU) has been acquired by our preferred bidder, Sheikh Jassim. The reports are being printed in Qatari state media, which Jassim’s father owns a stake in. British media has started cautiously reporting on the news, too; as...

U.S. markets ended in the red on Tuesday as a barrage of factors including the yet inconclusive debt ceiling limit talks between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy kept investors and traders in a cautious mode. The U.S. retail sales data for April indicated softer consumer...

English Premier League team Manchester United (NYSE: MANU) could be getting closer to an announcement of the sale of the team or a partial stake. Here’s the latest for investors to know. What Happened: The Glazer family, which owns Manchester United, announced in November that it was...

Global sports entertainment company Sorare announced a new partnership with the English Premier League. The four-year deal grows on recent partnerships by Sorare and will give the chance to consumers to purchase digital player cards and compete in fantasy football (soccer) challenges. What Happened...

While Cristiano Ronaldo‘s splashy move to join Saudi Arabia club Al Nassr on a lucrative compensation package last month was the talk of the town, the Saudi switch of the five-time Ballon d’Or winner also brought attention to an Asian football shift. What Happened: Since the beginning...

Manchester United PLC (NYSE: MANU) has announced that the soccer team’s owners are weighing a potential sale. The team said it was commencing a process to explore strategic alternatives, including a new investment.  On Thursday, it was reported that Apple Inc...

Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook reportedly wants to buy the Manchester United football club and fans cannot be happier about it — but is there more to the story? What Happened: The Cupertino-based tech giant is interested in buying Premier League club Manchester United...

Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is a name known worldwide thanks to playing for some of the most popular and televised soccer teams. He has played for Manchester United PLC (NYSE: MANU), Real Madrid and Juventus Football Club SpA (OTC: JVTSF) Ronaldo was ...

English Premier League team Manchester United (NYSE: MANU) is widely recognized as one of the top football — or soccer — teams in the world. The owners could be ready to sell and public shareholders could win big. What Happened: After years of upset fans and calls to sell the team...

Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United Plc (NYSE: MANU) have agreed to mutually terminate his contract. The Athletic reports that Ronaldo's contract has been canceled "with mutual consent." The dismissal comes after Ronaldo disparaged the club in a televised interview in England and...

Billionaire John Textor is expected to finalize his takeover of Olympique Lyonnais, or the Lyon football club, this week. The former executive chair of fuboTV Inc. is reportedly meeting with the Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion (DNCG) on Nov. 16 to close the transaction. The DNCG is...

About a month ago, Elon Musk did what he does best and created another headline about himself. The Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO tweeted he was going to buy Manchester United, one of the biggest soccer clubs in the world. The tweet from Tuesday, Aug. 16 read,...