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 multi-millionaire Malcolm Glazer is poised to launch a takeover bid for English football giants Manchester United, press reports said.
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Struggling English Premiership side Aston Villa have announced that they have followed the example of Manchester United by accepting a takeover bid from an American billionaire.
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English soccer club Manchester United  said on Sunday it had received a detailed proposal from U.S.  entrepreneur Malcolm Glazer which may lead to a takeover of the  world's richest soccer club.
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Shares in Manchester United have risen more than 4 percent after US financier Malcolm Glazer told the world&#39;s richest soccer club he was planning an 800 million pound takeover offer.
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US tycoon Malcolm Glazer makes a fresh approach to buy Manchester United, which could lead to a bid valuing the Premiership club at Â£800m.
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Eight-time Premiership soccer champion Manchester United said on its Web site it bid around 20 million pounds ($36 million) for Everton&#39;s England forward Wayne Rooney.
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U.S. financier Malcolm Glazer is working  with investment bank Rothschild on a potential 800 million  pound ($1.51 billion) takeover offer for Manchester United but  a bid for the world's richest soccer club is not imminent,  sources close to the process said Friday.
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Manchester United Plc may offer US billionaire Malcolm Glazer a seat on its board if he agrees to drop a takeover bid for a year, the Observer said, citing an unidentified person in the soccer industry.
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Manchester United have received a bid approach that boosted their shares on Monday and fanned talk that US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer is planning a bid likely to top 650 million pounds ($1.
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Manchester United has received a new bid approach from Malcolm Glazer, boosting its shares, but the world&#39;s richest soccer club says it will only talk to the US financier if he makes a firm offer.
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American multi-millionaire Malcolm Glazer is set to intensify his campaign to gain control of Manchester United. The sports club tycoon could be about to launch a formal takeover bid this week, despite staunch opposition from United fans.
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The US billionaire forked out the fortune to raise his stake in United from 19.2 per cent to 25.5 per cent. And with his holding now worth Â£190million, his spending may not stop there.
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Manchester United, the world&#39;s richest soccer club and 15 times English champions, are being approached again: American billionaire Malcolm Glazer, owner of the NFL franchise Tampa Bay Buccaneers and No.2 United shareholder with 28.1% stake, is to make a
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American multi-millionaire Malcolm Glazer appears to be stepping up his bid to buy Manchester United, in the face of staunch opposition from fans.
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Manchester United has received a bid approach, boosting its shares as industry sources said U.S. sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer planned a bid of more than 650 million pounds.
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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.