Author: Mark Middling, Assistant Professor of Accounting, Northumbria University, Newcastle

When billionaire Jim Ratcliffe took a 27.7% stake in Manchester United back in February 2024, he had big plans. He would, he said, take the club “back to the top of English, European and world football, with world-class facilities for our fans”. A year later, those ambitions remain a distant dream. Results have not been […]