Philip Buckingham At 10am on Tuesday morning, in an architects’ office in London, Manchester United peeled back the curtain and invited the world to look upon their future. The decision has finally been reached to build a new 100,000 capacity stadium, replacing their 115-year Old Trafford home at costs forecast to reach £2billion ($2.59bn). Part […]
Laurie Whitwell, Adam Crafton and more It is just over a year since Sir Jim Ratcliffe completed his purchase of a minority stake in Manchester United. The 72-year-old petrochemicals billionaire and his INEOS organisation took control of sporting operations at Old Trafford and have wasted little time in making their presence felt. There have been […]
The Athletic UK Staff As the Premier League gets bigger and bigger, so – it seems – do the stadiums that play host to it. The vast majority of clubs in the top flight have either drawn up plans to expand their grounds to service the overwhelming demand or are poised to open gleaming new […]