The World's Biggest Cash Machine, 9781035011186
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Glazers’ greed: How one family changed football forever.

The World's Biggest Cash Machine

manchester united, the glazers, and the struggle for football's soul

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    13 November 2023

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Summary

The Glazers: How They Changed Football Forever

From Chris Blackhurst, the former Editor of the Independent, comes a gripping and tightly reported account of how the Glazers, owners of Manchester United, became the most maligned figures in the Premier League, and how they changed the beautiful game forever.

Manchester United’s supporters span the globe and cross generations. But, with few exceptions, they are united in their anger with the American family who bought their clu…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781035011186
ISBN-10:1035011182
Author:Chris Blackhurst
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Macmillan
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:13 November 2023
Weight:420g
Dimensions:233mm x 153mm x 25mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Jaw-dropping revelations … The incredible story of [Man United] laid bare in new book * Daily Mail *A gripping tale, full of insight. Blackhurst is an enormously talented writer * City A.M. *Packed with insights and details that will both amaze and appal you. This is the inside story of how the City of London really operates and if it doesn’t make you angry, you need to check your pulse – Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland and Butler to the World, on Too Big to JailBlackhurst’s tale would make an exciting novel. But alarmingly, this is a true story, carefully researched and told with gusto – Baroness Patience Wheatcroft, former editor of The Sunday Telegraph, on Too Big to JailHighly entertaining … told with pace, gusto, and a strong sense of moral outrage – The Critic Magazine, on Too Big to Jail[An] illuminating study of the Glazer family’s troubled ownership of Manchester United – Spear’sIf you want to understand how Manchester United got into its current total mess, you should read Chris Blackhurst’s timely new book on the Glazers – Michael CrickBrilliant … [a] very insightful account – Simon Jordan, author of Be Careful What You Wish For

About The Author

Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst is an award-winning business writer and commentator. He is former editor of the Independent and for ten years was City editor of the Evening Standard. Before that he worked for The Sunday Times on its Insight investigative team. Throughout his career he has written widely on the business of sport, and his journalism has appeared in many of the world’s major publications.

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