Pep Guardiola may not understand the phrase “squeaky bum time” but the Manchester City boss admits he feels “tension” heading into final week of the Premier League season. When Sir Alex Ferguson’s famous “squeaky bum time” comment, made in 2003 when the then Manchester United boss was trying to heap pressure on title rivals Arsenal, […]
Manchester United’s new minority stakeholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s ‘new broom’ approach is being applied literally after the Ineos boss ordered a clean up of the club’s premises. It is understood Ratcliffe sent an email to staff in which he said he was struck by the “high degree of untidiness” of Old Trafford and the Carrington […]
Joe Biden was stunned into silence when he was told families of US service members killed in Kabul in August 2021 said that when the bodies were returned and the president met grieving relatives, he spent too much time talking about the death of his own son, Beau. Related: New Cold Wars review: China, Russia […]
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hopes under-fire successor Erik ten Hag comes good and says Sir Jim Ratcliffe is unlikely to have a “magic wand” to immediately turn around Manchester United’s fortunes. This has been a miserable second season in the hotseat for the Dutchman, whose stuttering side are 11 points off the Premier League top four […]
Erik ten Hag insists he does not need a public vote of confidence from Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Speculation has been rife about the future of the Dutchman as Manchester United manager following investment in the club from Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group. A promising run of results ended with a poor performance in defeat against Fulham last […]
A transgender lawmaker stormed out of the Virginia Senate chamber in protest after Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears referred to the lawmaker as “sir” on Monday. Sen. Danica Roem, a Democrat and the first transgender person to serve in the Virginia legislature, is biologically male but identifies as a woman. Roem asked a question about a […]
Pep Guardiola has bluntly responded to Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s aim to knock Manchester City “off their perch” by pointing out he speaks “the truth”. Ratcliffe completed his purchase of a 27.7 per cent in Manchester United this week and immediately set out his ambitions to restore the club to the top of the English and […]
Sir Jim Ratcliffe says Manchester United will make a fresh decision on the future of forward Mason Greenwood and will “justify it one way or the other”. Greenwood, who is on loan at Spanish side Getafe, was suspended by United on January 30th 2022 over allegations relating to a young woman after images and videos […]
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has completed a deal to purchase a stake in Manchester United which will grant his Ineos company control of football operations at the club. The Ineos founder, chairman and chief executive has completed his acquisition of 25 per cent of the Club’s class B shares and 25 per cent of the club’s […]
The songwriters who gave us Your Song, Tiny Dancer and Rocket Man will add to their awards shelf later this year when Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin are awarded the Gershwin Prize. The Library of Congress said on Tuesday that songwriter-performer Sir Elton and lyricist Taupin will receive the library’s Gershwin Prize for Popular […]
The 1958 fan group believe there is “more hope for a brighter future” with Sir Jim Ratcliffe at Manchester United but vowed to continue their “fight until the Glazers have been removed”. The Premier League club announced on Christmas Eve that the British billionaire had agreed to acquire a 25 per cent shareholding in the […]
Sir Jim Ratcliffe warned Manchester United he was prepared to withdraw his offer to become minority owner if it was not given the green light before Christmas, it has been revealed. It was announced on December 24th that the Ineos chairman had agreed to buy a 25 per cent stake in the Premier League club […]