AP: MU to refinance debt with bond sale

United said Monday it hoped to raise 500 million pounds ($808 million) from the issue of the seven-year bonds, which could pay off a majority of the debt burden incurred by Malcolm Glazer’s 2005 takeover of English football’s most famous team.

Football Finance Focus: Manchester United

Periodically, GET STUCK IN draws back the curtain on the world of football and investigates the business side of the game. When pressing issues arise, or it’s near transfer window time, we look at the money different clubs can spend. Let’s get the obvious stuff out of the way first: Manchester United are not even [...]

War of the Roses 2010 Renewal

Any game day is a special day. A rivalry game? Well, that’s just a 90-minutes orgasm. Winning a rivalry game not only confer upon you the win itself but the irrefutable right of relentless trash-talking to your oh-not-so-fortunate supporters on the other side. Recently, with the Age of Billionaire in the Premier League, we Red Devils [...]

A New Contributor

Evening all, I come to you bidding you all a happy and wonderful new year. While 2009 was definitely fantastic in football terms, 2010 is already shaping up to be a real cracker. Of course, I am referencing Leeds’ 1-0 win over Manchester United in the third round of the magical competition they call the [...]

December 30th, 2009: The Uphill Battle Ahead

The final two matches of this matchweek. The festive period is drawing to a close, and two of the traditional big four are on display against much inferior opposition. Here’s your afternoon preview.