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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 620

Manchester United

An anti-Glazer family banner is held up by members of the crowd before the English League Cup semifinal second leg soccer match between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Wednesday, February 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
February 18, 2023, 4:27 am
Qatar bids for Manchester United after reported interest from Saudi Arabia
Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank, promises to rid iconic soccer club of debt and return it to former glory
By james robson
In this Dec. 13, 2019 photo, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Faisal speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
November 25, 2022, 3:08 pm
Saudi Arabia urges its investors to buy Manchester United, Liverpool soccer clubs
Kingdom has been accused of ‘sportswashing’; Zara boss also interested in buying United from US-Jewish Glazer family; unsourced report claims Apple also wants the team
By ToI Staff
Manchester United board members Bryan Glazer, left, Avi Glazer, center, and Joel Glazer take their seats in the stands before their side's Champions League third qualifying round first leg soccer match against Debrecen at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England, on Aug. 9, 2005. (AP/Jon Super, File)
November 23, 2022, 5:18 am
Glazer family says it’s prepared to sell Manchester United, as Ronaldo exits
US-Jewish owners say they’re ready to hear offers for the club following 17 years in charge, hours after team announced termination of star player’s contract by mutual agreement
By AFP
Street artist Akse P19 repairs the mural of Manchester United striker and England player Marcus Rashford on the wall of the Coffee House Cafe on Copson Street, in Withington, Manchester, England, July 13, 2021. (AP/Jon Super)
July 14, 2021, 6:07 pm
Defaced UK soccer star mural transformed into symbol of anti-racism
Supporters repair and tape messages of support on art piece in Marcus Rashford’s hometown; ‘You will always be a hero,’ 9-year-old fan writes
By DANICA KIRKA
Fans make their way past barriers outside the ground as they let off flares whilst protesting against the Glazer family, owners of Manchester United, before their Premier League match against Liverpool at Old Trafford, Manchester, England, Sunday, May 2, 2021. (Barrington Coombs/PA via AP)
May 3, 2021, 3:35 am
Top English soccer game canceled as fans storm Man Utd stadium to protest owners
Long-running resentment against Glazer family, who also own NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, came to a head with club joining failed breakaway Super League
By Rob Harris
Manchester United's Paul Pogba, centre, vies for the ball with Paris Saint Germain's Marcos Marquinhos, right, during the Champions League round of 16 soccer match between Manchester United and Paris Saint Germain at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Tuesday, Feb. 12,2019.(AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
February 18, 2019, 5:35 am
Saudis deny MBS planning to buy Manchester United soccer team
The killing of Jamal Khashoggi put the team’s already-close links with the Saudi government under scrutiny
By Rob Harris
Executives from Manchester United, including Avram Glazer, fourth from left, and Joel Glazer, third from left, applaud after ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on August 10, 2012 in New York. (AP/Jin Lee)
October 21, 2018, 7:23 am
Manchester United owner pulls out of Saudi confab, deflating team sale rumors
Avram Glazer cancels appearance at ‘Davos in the Desert’ amid claims he was set to sell the soccer team to Mohammed bin Salman
By ToI Staff and AFP
Jordi Cruyff, the Dutch boss of Maccabi Tel Aviv, who is to step down at the end of the current season, March 2018. (YouTube screenshot)
March 28, 2018, 1:05 pm
Jordi Cruyff to step down as Maccabi Tel Aviv boss
Club gives no reason for Dutchman’s departure after six years of steering soccer team to three Israeli championships
By AFP
Manchester United's players including Ecuadorian midfielder Antonio Valencia (C) celebrate with the trophy after the UEFA Europa League final football match Ajax Amsterdam v Manchester United on May 24, 2017 at the Friends Arena in Solna outside Stockholm. (AFP/Odd ANDERSEN)
May 25, 2017, 2:57 am
Man. United consoles grieving city with emotional Europa Cup win
Bomb attack weighs heavily as local soccer club downs Ajax 2-0 amid chants of ‘Manchester, Manchester’
By Agencies
Illustrative photo of a teen holding an Islamic State flag on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem in August 2014. (Facebook)
September 17, 2016, 2:31 am
British man jailed for IS murder of ‘black magic’ imam
Mohammed Syeedy gets 24 years in prison for involvement in killing 71-year-old Jalal Uddin, while main culprit believed to be in Syria
By AFP
Former soccer player David Beckham on April 28, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images/JTA)
June 20, 2016, 11:55 pm
Beckham says he feels Jewish thanks to granddad
Former soccer star says he experienced synagogue through grandfather, and feels like a member of the tribe
By JTA
Security guards stand outside Old Trafford stadium after the final soccer match of the season between Manchester United and AFC Bournemouth was abandoned due to a suspect package being found inside the stadium on May 15, 2016. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)
May 16, 2016, 4:37 pm
Manchester United faces multi-million bill for ‘bomb’ fiasco
Realistic dummy explosive prompted evacuation of Old Trafford stadium minutes before final game of soccer season
By AFP
Fans and players leave the pitch and North and West stands after an announcement to evacuate before the English Premier League match at Old Trafford, Manchester, England. The match was later abandoned after a suspect package was found in the stadium. Sunday May 15, 2016. Martin Rickett/PA via AP)
May 16, 2016, 1:51 am
UK soccer game canceled, stadium evacuated over fake bomb cops left behind
Dummy device had not been cleared after security exercise; police commissioner calls for ‘full inquiry’ into ‘outrageous’ situation
By Steve Douglas and Rob Harris
Fans leave the stands after a security announcement during the English Premier League match at Old Trafford, Manchester, England, May 15, 2016. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP)
May 15, 2016, 7:14 pm
Manchester United game abandoned over security alert
Tens of thousands of soccer fans ordered to leave stadium after suspicious package found
By Agencies
Chelsea's owner Roman Abramovich (right) applauds as striker Didier Drogba holds up the Champions League trophy, May 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
April 27, 2015, 7:00 pm
‘Jewish’ Chelsea is Mideast’s top team
Owned by Roman Abramovich, who just bought a hotel in Israel, London soccer club is most-supported in Jordan, West Bank, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman… and Israel
By ToI Staff
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