It’s 20 years since the leveraged buyout of Manchester United by shy American family, after fan activism spooked the club's Irish shareholders. The supporters were furious then and their fury has only intensified, while the deal has netted the Glazers about £1bn
The ownership of Manchester United changed dramatically 20 years ago
The ownership of Manchester United changed dramatically 20 years ago
Sam Wallace
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When the Glazer siblings Joel, Avram and Bryan first arrived in London as the new owners of Manchester United, on Monday June 27, 2005, one of the first journeys the trio took was to Vodafone’s headquarters in Newbury, Berkshire.
Some say that it was the first on their list – going direct from Heathrow to see the mobile giant that was at the time very nervous over its £9.5m annual shirt-sponsorship deal with the most successful club of the Premier League era.