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The World's Biggest Cash Machine

Manchester United, the Glazers, and the Struggle for Football's Soul

Chris Blackhurst

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Pan Books
01 August 2024
'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 United’s fortunes on the pitch . . . if not on the balance sheet.

In The World’s Biggest Cash Machine, award-winning reporter Chris Blackhurst charts 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.

In this captivating account, informed by interviews with key figures behind the scenes, Blackhurst charts the gripping story of the world’s biggest football club – as well as exploring the wider transformation of the Premier League 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

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Imprint:   Pan Books
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 130mm, 
ISBN:   9781035011193
ISBN 10:   1035011190
Pages:   400
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  ELT Advanced ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Author Website:   https://chrisblackhurst.media/

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.

Reviews for The World's Biggest Cash Machine: Manchester United, the Glazers, and the Struggle for Football's Soul

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 <i>Moneyland</i> and <i>Butler to the World</i>, on <i>Too Big to Jail</i> Blackhurst’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 <i>The Sunday Telegraph</i>, on <i>Too Big to Jail</i> Highly entertaining . . . told with pace, gusto, and a strong sense of moral outrage -- <i>The Critic Magazine</i>, on <i>Too Big to Jail</i>


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