US tycoon bids for UK soccer prize
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WASHINGTON - One of the world&#39;s richest sports franchises, Britain&#39;s Manchester United soccer club, may be taken over by an American, the club confirmed yesterday.
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AMERICAN sports magnate Malcolm Glazer is poised to seize control of Manchester United with an audacious Â£790 million bid to buy the world&#39;s richest football club.
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Manchester United has told Malcolm Glazer, the US billionaire, it will not discuss any bid for the club unless he makes a formal offer.
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Industry sources say US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer is poised to make a 650 million pounds ($A1.6 billion) bid for control of English superclub Manchester United.
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Manchester United are not likely to find out if Malcolm Glazer intends to launch a takeover bid until next week at the earliest. The American business tycoon is widely believed to be pondering a bid for the
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MALCOLM GLAZER, the American tycoon who has been stalking Manchester United, has told the board of the Premier League football club he intends to make a revised Â£800 million takeover offer.
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A RIVAL consortium last night declared war on US tycoon Malcolm Glazer&#39;s bid to take control of Manchester United. Former Football League chairman Keith Harris is heading a team of &#39;red knights&#39; to wrestle the club from dollar billionaire Glazer.
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A bunch of people want to own the UK&#39;s most famous soccer team. One of them also owns an NFL team. By Fiona Maharg-Bravo, Breaking Views.
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English Premier League soccer club Liverpool have agreed to be taken over by U.S. sports tycoons George Gillett and Tom Hicks for 174 million pounds ($340 million).
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Malcolm Glazer, the American billionaire, is expected to make a new Â£800m bid for Manchester United in a move described as &quot;one last throw of the dice&quot; by shareholders opposed to the takeover.
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Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Malcolm Glazer, the owner of the National Football League&#39;s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is apparently preparing a new takeover offer for English soccer powerhouse Manchester United.
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UNITED States businessman Malcolm Glazer is poised to launch a Â£650 million takeover bid for Manchester United, according to reports.
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Britains most famous football club, Manchester United, has been approached in a potential takeover bid. Although the identity of the bidder has not been revealed, most suspect Malcolm Glazer to be behind the move.
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US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer could launch a takeover bid for English football giants Manchester United this week after securing financing and making contact with the club's largest shareholders, newspapers here reported.
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US tycoon Malcolm Glazer has told the board of English soccer club Manchester United he wants to make a new 800 million pound ($1.56 billion) takeover offer, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
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LONDON (AP-CP) - Manchester United, one of the most recognizable and successful soccer clubs in the world, has been targeted for takeover - possibly by the owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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The $340 million acquisition of the Liverpool club of the English Premier League is the latest foray by Americans into English soccer.