The World''s Biggest Cash Machine: Manchester United, the Glazers, and the Struggle for Football''s Soul
English
By (author): Chris Blackhurst Tess Gerritsen
'Jaw-dropping' Daily Mail
'A gripping tale, full of insight. Blackhurst is an enormously talented writer' City A.M.
Manchester United is more than just a football team; it's an institution. But, when the Glazer family took charge in 2005, they immediately plunged it into record levels of debt. Their reign has coincided with fan protests and a decline in Manchester Uniteds fortunes on the pitch . . . if not on the balance sheet.
Informed by interviews with key behind-the-scenes figures, The Worlds Biggest Cash Machine sees award-winning reporter Chris Blackhurst chart the history of Manchester United from its start as a community-driven club to the sale of a minority stake to British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe as the Premier League turns into a playground for billionaire owners.
'Packed with insights and details that will both amaze and appal you . . . if it doesn't make you angry, you need to check your pulse' Oliver Bullough, author of Butler to the World, on Too Big to Jail