Laurie Whitwell Manchester United have never known a summer quite like it. Erik ten Hag’s place as manager at Old Trafford may have remained untouched, but around him, almost everything has changed, with new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe reshaping a club that for long periods during the Glazer family’s 19 years of ownership felt like […]
Written by Laurie Whitwell
Mark Critchley Ricardo Willemse is scrubbing back and forth through a video on his phone of former players wishing Spartaan’20 luck before a title decider at the end of last season. He is trying to find one face in particular among the Dutch amateur club’s many notable alumni. There are well wishes from Denzel Dumfries, […]
Written by Mark Critchley
Laurie Whitwell, Carl Anka, and Sam Lee Seventy-nine days after they met in the FA Cup final, Manchester City and Manchester United faced each other at Wembley again this afternoon in the Community Shield, with Pep Guardiola’s Premier League champions beating Erik ten Hag’s cup winners 7-6 on penalties following a 1-1 draw. The first […]
Written by Laurie Whitwell, Carl Anka, and Sam Lee
Jacob Whitehead It was April 2019 when INEOS took control of what had been cycling’s Team Sky. Since their foundation in 2009, Team Sky had been the dominant force in men’s professional cycling, winning four successive Tours de France — the sport’s most prestigious race — together with the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana, […]
Written by Jacob Whitehead
Matt Slater Sir Jim Ratcliffe cleared another hurdle last week in his bid to construct a controversial, government-backed building that will be the largest of its kind in Europe. Confirmation that the Flemish government has issued a new environmental permit for Project One, the ethane ‘cracker’ he is building in Antwerp for €4billion (£3.4bn; $4.4bn), […]
Written by Matt Slater
Laurie Whitwell Amid all the change at Manchester United since Sir Jim Ratcliffe completed his deal to acquire control of the club, there was a sense of deja vu as Erik ten Hag stood in front of a cluster of people thrusting cameras and microphones in his face. In the tunnel of the Williams-Brice Stadium, […]
Written by Laurie Whitwell
Andy Mitten Will Fish recently left Manchester United, the club he had joined aged seven, to sign for Cardiff City for a £1million ($1.3m) fee potentially rising to £3million. United also have a buyback option and a 30 per cent sell-on clause. The Athletic spoke to the 21-year-old central defender, who tells us what it […]
Written by Andy Mitten
Oliver Kay This is football heritage. A four-word sentence that became a meme after Jose Mourinho said it seven times in a single press conference. This was the opposite of “I prefer not to speak”. It was March 2018 and Manchester United had been beaten at Old Trafford by Sevilla in the Champions League’s first […]
Written by Oliver Kay
Matt Slater, Luke Smith and more With investments in Formula 1, sailing, cycling, rugby union, football and “challenges”, INEOS has come a long way in 30 years, when owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe took out a mortgage on his home to buy a BP chemicals company. It already counts Nice in France Ligue 1, Lausanne in […]
Written by Matt Slater, Luke Smith and more
Oliver Kay and Thom Harris Mason Mount likes to challenge himself. Heading to the Netherlands as an 18-year-old, joining Vitesse Arnhem on loan, he set himself a target of 10 goals. He beat it, scoring 14. It was the same on loan at Derby County the following season. He was warned the Championship would be […]
Written by Oliver Kay and Thom Harris
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