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

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Publisher's Synopsis

'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.

Informed by interviews with key behind-the-scenes figures, The World's Biggest Cash Machine sees award-winning reporter Chris Blackhurst chart 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 - as the Premier League turns 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

About the Publisher

Pan Books

Pan is MacMillan's paperback imprint which publishes a broad list of popular fiction and non-fiction many of its bestselling authors are published in hardback under the Macmillan imprint. In non-fiction, Pan has a strong reputation in history, military history and biography. Pan also boasts an impressive list of original paperbacks, including novels by new authors as well as non-fiction titles in health and fitness and astrology, reference books and autobiography.

Book information

ISBN: 9781035011193
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Imprint: Pan Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 796.334630942733
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 234g
Height: 129mm
Width: 198mm
Spine width: 21mm