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Man Utd's revenue for the third quarter was up 11% on the same time last year

Man Utd expect record revenue despite takeover saga

Manchester United has today projected record annual revenue of up to £640m in its financial year to the end of June even as a distracting takeover saga rumbles on.

Business • 27 Jun 23

No deal has been reached yet, days after Sheikh Jassim's "deadline" last week, after which he said he will not enter any further negotiations.

Manchester United shares hit two-month high

Shares of Manchester United jumped 13% to hit a two-month high today after a report hinted that Qatar's Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani was likely to succeed with his takeover bid for the English football club.

Business • 13 Jun 23

United's executive co-chairman Avram Glazer is a Davos regular

Man Utd sets up shop with luxury lounge at Davos

Manchester United set out a dazzling Davos shop front this week, but insisted its lounge was to entertain clients and partners rather than to attract buyers for the English soccer club.

Business • 16 Jan 23

Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United

Manchester United owners consider selling club

Manchester United said it was starting a process to explore strategic alternatives, including a new investment or a potential sale, 17 years after the American Glazer family bought the English Premier League soccer club.

Business • 23 Nov 22

Musk has a history of being unconventional and posting irreverent tweets, making it difficult sometimes to tell when he is joking.

Elon Musk was 'joking' about buying Manchester United

Elon Musk, the world's richest person, has said he was joking when he tweeted that he was going to buy currently struggling English football club Manchester United.

Business • 17 Aug 22

Man Utd said it was not setting any financial targets for the year due to continuing uncertainty

Man Utd's losses widen due to Covid-19 curbs

Manchester United's full-year loss widened as pandemic-induced lockdowns hammered matchday sales and commercial revenue, the soccer club said, while not setting financial targets for the year due to continuing uncertainty.

Business • 17 Sep 21

Matchday sales slumped to £1.6m in the quarter compared to £29.1m a year earlier as Man Utd lamented the absence of fans at its stadium

Shut stadium pushes Manchester United to quarterly loss

Manchester United has posted a £21.7m loss in the first three months of 2021 due to the near absence of matchday sales as its iconic Old Trafford stadium stayed shut due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Business • 18 Jun 21

Billy Watts was moved to duties at Old Trafford for an unspecified offence in 1989

Manchester United pass sex abuse claims to inquiry

Manchester United have passed allegations made about a late member of staff to the inquiry into historic sexual abuse in football being chaired by leading lawyer Clive Sheldon, the club said.

World • 01 Nov 19

Man Utd's broadcasting revenue grew 12.9% to £31.4m for the quarter ended March 31

Manchester United lift full-year profit forecast

English Premier League soccer club Manchester United raised its full-year revenue and profit forecast for 2016-17 as it prepares for the Europa League final next week.

Business • 16 May 17

Man Utd's revenue fell to £88.7m in the three months to September from 98.5m the same time last year

Manchester United's revenues fall

Manchester United posted a 10% fall in first quarter revenue as the absence of lucrative Champions League soccer this season took its toll.

Business • 18 Nov 14

Manchester United's failure to qualify for the Champions League this year will hit its revenues

Lack of European soccer to hit Man Utd revenues

Manchester United has targeted a swift return to the Champions League, after forecasting lower profit this season.

Business • 10 Sep 14

Manchester United's kit deal with Nike is due to end next year

Adidas signs £750m Man Utd kit deal

English Premier League giants Manchester United have announced a ten-year kit deal with German sportswear group Adidas worth £750m (€942m) after US rivals Nike walked away from the club.

Business • 14 Jul 14

Nike to end sponsorship deal with Manchester United

Nike gives up sponsorship of Manchester United

US sporting goods giant Nike said it will give up its clothing and footwear contract with football giants Manchester United after next season.

Business • 09 Jul 14

Nike has supplied Manchester United's kit since 2002

Nike will not renew kit deal with Man Utd

US sportswear company Nike has confirmed that it would not renew its kit supply deal with English soccer club Manchester United when it expires next year.

Business • 08 Jul 14

Manchester United's revenue in the three months to March rose 26% to £115.5m

Man Utd have finances in place to boost team

Manchester United today reported a 60% increase in quarterly profit, saying it had the financial muscle to improve its squad after a poor season on the pitch.

Business • 15 May 14

Man Utd manager David Moyes sacked from the club

Man Utd announce departure of manager Moyes

David Moyes, who has only been in charge of Manchester United since July, paid the price for a disappointing season when it was announced that he has left the club.

Business • 22 Apr 14

Man Utd's revenue for the last three months of 2013 rose 11.6% to £122.9m

TV and sponsorship deals boost Man Utd revenue

Manchester United provided some cheer in an otherwise gloomy season with an 11.6% jump in second quarter revenues.

Business • 12 Feb 14

United fall to fourth in the Deloitte Football Money League

Man Utd relegated from top 3 in Money League

The gloom surrounding Manchester United's predicament may deepen further after the club dropped out of the top three of Europe's top-earning clubs for the first time.

Business • 23 Jan 14

Manchester United generated £363.2m in revenue over the year to June 2013

Manchester United sees record revenues in 2014

Manchester United is forecasting record revenues of between £420m and £430m in 2013-14.

Business • 18 Sep 13

Aeroflot to replace Turkish Airlines' deal with Manchester United

Aeroflot becomes latest Man Utd sponsor

Aeroflot has signed up as Manchester United's official airline in the first international sports sponsorship deal for the Russian carrier.

Business • 08 Jul 13

Alex Ferguson to retire at the end of the season

Man Utd's Ferguson retiring at end of season

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is retiring at the end of the season, bringing an end to more than 26 trophy-filled years at the club.

Business • 09 May 13

Long-serving Man Utd CEO to step down

Manchester United's David Gill will step down in June after a decade as chief executive of the English Premier League soccer club.

Business • 20 Feb 13

Manchester United reports Q1 operating profit

Manchester United made a profit from continuing operations of £20.5m sterling in the three months to September, the English Premier League soccer club said today.

Business • 14 Nov 12

DHL paid £40m to sponsor Manchester United's training kit

United blows whistle on DHL shirt deal

Manchester United has bought its way out of a training kit sponsorship with European logistics firm DHL, with the English Premier League football club saying it can do a better deal.

Business • 26 Oct 12

Man Utd.'s profits come despite a drop in revenue, which fell 3.3% in the year to June

Manchester United profits up 80% to end of June

Manchester United's net profits soared by nearly 80% in the last financial year.

Business • 18 Sep 12