united because it's not as a manchester united are actually in the heights of their power the moment they're not in terms of on pitch success, but they're still probably the biggest football brand internationally. and that commercial success has made them one of the most successful fort because financially ever although they don't have as high a turnover as much as a city at the moment, much of that you're ahead of them to, to champions league money. that manchester united info they missed out on for the past few seasons, they do still have a massive global base of every posterior rebellion followers. so it's, i think it's the commercial aspect of manchester united gaining the ground in 1900 into thousands of becoming very dominant in asia. and africa in america to us is the world's most famous called sess manchester. united. a part really from m, every of the football club in that respect. okay, mark meddling from nathan murray university in the u. k. thanks so much for joining us. now let's take a look at some of the other global business stories that are making use or in ukraine c

for manchester united, six years without a major trophy. the newcastle united, closer to six decades. the goalkeeper suspended, return to the spot line for this play out last season for liverpool making a mess of the champions league final. save enough hands here. so too this, denying this shot. a minute later, the opening goal arrived. luke shaw's free kick, this header. united in the lead, but soon in total control. marcus rashford's finish was fire and deflection, goalkeeper�*s fingertips, not quite enough. neither when you get a is my best efforts as united held firm. erik ten hag gets his first trophy as the boss at old trafford. the long wait goes on. let's go to wembley now for more from our correspondence. we heard it from stuart there, the trophyjust eight months into the tenure as manchester united manager. we heard gary neville hearing he has turned a bunch of whiners into winners, it has been quite an impact? it winners, it has been quite an im act? . , ., , winners, it has been quite an imact? . , , impact? it really has been

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united because it's not as manchester united are actually in the heights of their power at the moment then not in terms of on pitch success, but they're still probably the biggest football brand internationally in their commercial success has made them know one of the most successful fort because financially ever, although they don't have as high a turnover as much as a city at the moment might just sit. you're ahead of them. shooter champions league money that might just a united room for the missed out on for the past few seasons. they do still have a massive global base of their reports to the rebellion followers. so it's, i think it's the commercial aspect of manchester united gaining the ground in the 99 into thousands of becoming very dominant in asia, in africa. and in america to us is the world's most famous called sess manchester, united, a part really from m every of the football club in that respect. okay, mark meddling from northumbria university in the u. k. thanks so much for joining us. now let's take a look at some of the other global business stories that are making u

manchester united end a six year wait for silverware... winning the efl cup at wembley celtic rarely have to wait long between trophies. they win an old firm derby to retain the scottish league cup. and sam kerr scores on her 100th chelsea appearance to help them reach the fa cup last eight. also coming up in the programme: scotland's six nations grand slam hopes are over after defeat in paris. and there is no matching australia in women's internatonal cricket. they beat south africa to win the women's t20 world cup for a sixth time. hello again. in the last few seconds, the final whistle has gone, manchester united have beaten newcastle united by 2—0, to claim the efl cup. given it is just ended a few seconds ago, we will bring you the goals in just a few moments. but it was a day in britain of two league finals and in scotland, for the second scottish league cup final in a row, two scores were scored to beat celtic. chris mclaughlin was there. before this game some pundits and fans were in agreement that this might be too political. af

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a week that began with manchester city being charged manchester united briefly went above city in the table. but will end the day in third after their 2—0 win over leeds. manchester united briefly went above city in the table. but will end the day in third after their 2—0 win over leeds. their second game in a row against the same opponents. joe lynskey watched this one. leads and manchester united metjust four days ago and now at elland road this bitter rivalry resumed. leads have no manager and lead when since november. they are at the point of the season where close wasn't good enough. that was their best chance of a first half that was fierce. one more simple challenge almost let united in. bruno fernandes stole the ball but his shot was blocked by the keeper. for80 ball but his shot was blocked by the keeper. for 80 minutes this match was in the balance. when united needed an answer they looked towards them and informed. marcus rashford now has 21 goals for the season. his coach has asked him to get 35 by the end. leads have fought but now this match had run away from them. t

manchester united rushed in terms of the _ final. manchester united rushed in terms of the win _ final. manchester united rushed in terms of the win over _ final. manchester united rushed in terms of the win over barcelona i final. manchester united rushed in i terms of the win over barcelona last night and it win on sunday would make it a week to remember. i trophy at the first time of asking. naturally perks bbc news. it's four years since rangers and celtic last met in a men's cup final. this sunday they'll go head to head at hampden for the league cup. michael beale goes in search of his first trophy as ibrox boss, while ange postecoglou hopes his side can retain the trophy that kicked off his celtic reign. here's our scotland sports news correspondent, chris mclaughlin. hamden 2019 and after ed game dominated by rangers, celtic scored blades and lifted the trophy. that was then. their most recent encounter they couldn't be separated. 2—2 at a higherjanuary. for this one the man in charge are philosophical and determined in equ

this season is looking promising for manchester united. they are still in contention for four trophies. manchester united. they are still in contention forfour trophies. the leak up, the replete,, the premier league, and the fa cup. the minister has been credited with this revival but the spanish giants had their own plans. we were given an early penalty. one of the best players in the world stepped up robert lewandowski full david tejeda but onlyjust. but manchester united are experienced at coming from behind. one such and fred had leavened it. the roar eckerd around old trafford. they weren't finished. attempt after attempt. until, finally, the third time lucky. approvalfrom on high. with your hopes still alive and a match against newcastle for another trophy in a few weeks' time. this could be a reincarnation of manchester united glory days. jane developed, bbc news. next tonight — he's been decribed as the voice of football — plenty of tributes today for one of the sport's most famous commentators —jon motson — who's died at t

will anyone buy manchester united? the clocks ticking, we are 3.5 hours away from the deadline for investors. england have the edge in new zealand thanks to four wickets for ollie robinson. england's women have a perfect record in south africa at the t20 world cup. we are with the squad ahead of their opener against india. where experiencing going out for dinner at nice restaurants and so forth. we've been having a good time. , forth. we've been having a good time, , ., ' forth. we've been having a good time. , ., , forth. we've been having a good time. , . , ., , ., , also coming up in the programme... british gymnastics is accused of catastrophic failures in dealing and, after making his mark on the pitch, the celtic and manchester united legend lou macari is now making a difference for the homeless. good evening. friday 17th has been in the diary for a few months for everyone connected with manchester united and those who want to be. 10pm tonight is the nominal deadline for prospective investors or buyers to declare

jane dougall reports: hope is reborn at manchester united. third in the league and a focus on other silverware too. we're one of the only teams in the league that are in all competitions. it's great so far. the trophy hunt is on. we can dream. for a club that hasn't won any silverware since 2017, this season is looking promising for manchester united. they are still in contention forfour trophies. the league cup, the premier league, the fa cup and the europa league. the manager has been credited with this revival but the spanish giants had their own plans. they were given an early penalty, and one of the best players in the world stepped up robert lewandowski fooled david de gea, but onlyjust. but manchester united are experienced at coming from behind. one touch and fred had levelled it. the roar heard around old trafford. they weren't finished. attem pt after attem pt. until, finally, the third time lucky. approval from on high. with their hopes still alive and a league cup final against newcastle for another trophy in a few daus time. this

a qatari consortium bids to buy manchester united ahead of the deadline which has just passed, meaning there are now two contenders. more questions about lancashire police's decision to disclose personal information about the missing woman nicola bulley — including from the prime minister. and the hollywood star bruce willis is diagnosed with dementia at the age of 67. and in the capital: how london's firefighters saved 11 lives in turkey. and the doctor whose surgery has never been busier — he tells us about the pressures he's facing. good evening. a spy at the british embassy in berlin has beenjailed for more than 13 years for selling secrets to russia. david smith was caught in an undercover sting which involved fake russian agents — who in fact worked for the british security services. the 58—year—old was passing details to russia of other members of staff, as well as photographs and videos of buildings. police described smith's actions as "reckless and dangerous". our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. secretly filmed, david smith, the embassy security guard

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sheikh buy manchester united. sheikh jassim bin hamad al—thani won of the qatari is qatar's biggest bankers confirmed. his bid to acquire club from the glazer family. so jim has previously expressed his desire to manchester united. he supported club since childhood, although there has been no formal comment yet from company in the us railway engineering workers are planning to walk out next month in a dispute over pay . members in a dispute over pay. members of the rmt union, balfour beatty will hold 348 hour strikes on the third, 10th and 17th of march. they rejected the company's offer a 5.5% increase in pay to be backdated to april last year. meanwhile unions representing thousands of university staff have called off seven days of strike action over the next two weeks, issuing a joint statement. they said an agreement has been reached on pay agreement has been reached on pay and pensions with , a final pay and pensions with, a final pay pay and pensions with, a final pay of between five and 8% pay offer of be

city sino que el equipo que veremos a continuación, es el mánchester united, mire este pase de tres dedos de bruno fernández para el que está con todo, para el un gol a cero de mánchester united ante el leicester que tendría la oportunidad de marcar doblete en el segundo tiempo con esta tercera definición andan muy bien los diablos rojos por eso son terceros y están cerca del mánchester city acá pues se combina nada más y nada menos con bruno fernández para que marque el tres goles a cero final gran momento para el mánchester united >> nos iremos a la liga de españa, torres acá se ve con todo el mundo para finalmente encontrar robert lewandowski después del rechazo del arquero, roberto marcaba el un gol a cero ante el cádiz pero aquel que realmente se robó el show fue torres con esta hermosa jugada individual para así generar el tanto del uno a cero el barcelona que buscaba recuperar la ventaja de ocho puntos sobre real madrid y aseguraría el triunfo con el goleador de la liga el polaco robert lewandowski que llega a 14 tantos, barcelona le saca ocho real madrid y

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a qatari consortium bids to buy manchester united. a british businessman has already put in a rival offer. and the latest marvel superhero movie sets out to conquer the us box office over the presidents day weekend. hello and welcome to bbc news. president zelensky has called on western allies to speed the delivery of weapons to ukraine. addressing world leaders, who gathered in germany for the annual munich security conference on friday, he warned that dithering and delays also posed a threat to their country's security. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is in munich and he sent us this report. ukrainian troops on the front line in bakhmut. a moment to rest and eat before the next russian assaults. their fate top of the agenda for world leaders gathering in munich. a chance for them to hear once again from — well, you know who. he wants more tanks, he wants more ammunition, and he wants them fast. there is no alternative to speed, because it is the speed that the life depends on. delay has always been and still is a mistak

a qatari consortium bids to buy manchester united — after a rival offer from a british business. and — there's been an increase in people taking up detectoring in the british countryside — but should their discoveries be finders keepers? hello and welcome to bbc news. next week will mark the one year anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine. us president biden is scheduled to give a speech on tuesday in neighbouring poland — on the same day that vladimir putin is due to give an address in moscow. ukraine's president zelensky has again called on western allies to speed up their delivery of weapons — warning that delays would cost lives. it all comes as the munich security conference is underway with calls for nato to give kyiv long term security assurances. rishi sunak will address the conference, telling western countries they need to redouble their military support for ukraine. he'll also tell delegates that kyiv needs security guarantees even after the war has ended. our correspondentjenny hill spoke to me earlier about the general message coming from world leaders i

manchester united say they'll "conduct their own process" before deciding what to do next. this was ten hag's response when asked for a comment about greenwood at his press conference earlier. no, nothing. i can add nothing. i refer to the statement of the club. have you ever spoken to mason, . or met mason, and will you be part of the process that - manchester united...? as i said, at this moment, i can't give comment about the process. and have you ever spoken to mason? i can't say anything about it, i refer to the statement of the club. at this moment, i can't add anything. uk athletics is calling for a change in legislation to ensure the women's category is lawfully reserved for competitors who are recorded female at birth. it comes after world athletics proposed allowing transgender women to compete in female international track and field events with suppressed testosterone levels. our sports correspondent alex capstick has more. this follows a review by uk athletics of the participation of transgender women in the female category. it began back in 2021 and they have c

among the bidders for manchester united, this man — sheikh jassim bin hamad al—thani, the boss of one qatar�*s biggest banks. in a statement he said his consortium plans to return the club to its former glories, both on and off the pitch and will seek to place the fans at the heart of manchester united. qatar has become increasingly influential in world football after hosting the men�*s world cup last year. but, as then, some fans have expressed concerns over the country�*s human rights record. another confirmed bidder is sirjim ratcliffe, one of britain�*s richest men who owns the petrochemical company ineos, and has already invested in a number of sports. manchester united�*s fans have long protested against their current owners, the american glazer family, who announced last year they would consider selling the club. now, the battle to buy it is firmly under way. andy swiss, bbc news. the first full scale carnival in rio dejaneiro since the start of the pandemic has officially begun. carnival 2023 started with drumbeats and block parties across the city. one of the first

united during the 0—0 draw with manchester united but those four players will be key keen to try and get in serena wegmans iowa for the next announcement. let's look at the football this evening, four fa cup replays taking place. one of the ties of the fourth round was at wrexham where the non league side were seconds away from reaching the last 16, before a late sheffield united equaliser. around 5,000 wrexham fans are expected at bramhall lane tonight, and we'll see if their star owners make an appearance as welljoe lynskey reports stoppage time last sunday. and nonlegal wrexham were on course for the fifth round. and fa cups round of said and a hollywood story but football brings a brutal twist. sheffield united scored late on. a 3-3 sheffield united scored late on. a 3—3 draw means tonight they start again. i replay at bramhall lane where the championship side has a home advantage. but wrexham faced the same task in the third round but one at coventry. the same task in the third round but one at coventry-— one at coventry. logic tells you, of course. a — one at coventry. lo

and a qatari consortium bids to buy manchester united ahead of the deadline which has just passed, meaning there are now two contenders. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we begin in memphis, tennessee, where five former police officers have pleaded not guilty to second—degree murder and other charges in the case of tyre nichols. mr nichols, a young black man, died after a police beating in memphis, tennessee last month. videos showed the officers repeatedly kicking and punching nichols in a traffic stop close to his home. the five officers, all out on bail, entered their not—guilty pleas during an arraignment hearing in shelby county criminal court. tyre nichols�* mother made this statement outside the court. i know my son is gone. i know i'll never see him again. but we have to start this process ofjustice right now, and i want each and every one of those police officers to be able to look me in the face — they haven't done that yet. they couldn't even do that today. they didn't have the courage to look at me in my face after what they did to my son.

he says the vision of the bid is for manchester united football club to be remounts for footballing excellence and regarded as the greatest football club in the world. there will be few questions about this because a qatar consortium already on the champions, could that lead to a potential conflict of interest because my best one that will have to look like. but this is clearly a fairly significant move. 18 years under the glazer �*s, 18 years under the glazer 's, they've _ 18 years under the glazer 's, they've been criticised heavily for burdening — they've been criticised heavily for burdening the club with a lot of debts — burdening the club with a lot of debts i— burdening the club with a lot of debts. i think a lot of' fans ears prick— debts. i think a lot of' fans ears prick up~ — debts. i think a lot of' fans ears rick u -. ., , debts. i think a lot of' fans ears --ricku. ., , ,., debts. i think a lot of' fans ears --ricku. ., , �*, prick up. the only way the glazer 's could buy it — prick up. the only way the glazer 's could buy it was _ prick up. the only way the glaze

a qatari consortium bids to buy manchester united. a british businessman has already put in a rival offer. dramatic music. and the latest marvel superhero movie sets out to conquer the us box office over the presidents day weekend. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in memphis, tennessee, where five former police officers have pleaded not guilty to second—degree murder and other charges in the case of tyre nichols. mr nichols, a young black man, died in hospital three days after being beaten in memphis last month. videos showed the officers repeatedly kicking and punching mr nichols after he'd fled a traffic stop. the five officers, all out on bail, entered their not guilty pleas during an arraignment hearing in shelby county criminal court. tyre nichols�* mother made this statement outside the court. i know my son is gone, i know i'll never see him again, but we have to start this process ofjustice right now. and i want each and every one of those police officers to be able to look me in the f

coming up, the multibillion-dollar bidding war for the english football club manchester united. it is heating up. we will bring you the details. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: happy monday. welcome back to the open. 47 minutes into the european trading day. modest gains of .2% so far in the session today. the chinese session very solid indeed aired gains on that benchmark of close to 2.5%. futures lower in the u.s. down .2%. markets will reopen tomorrow. let's get to the business flash with alice atkins. >> a qatari group has bank of america won the advisors of the group to bite manchester united. they are led by royal family member who is also chairman of qatar islamic bank. the group is saying their offer could value the football club at $6 billion. the qatari's are set to face competition from bitter -- british billionaire jim ratcliffe who has lined up financing from banks including goldman sachs. facebook and instagram's parent company appears to be taking a leaf out of twitter's book by offering verification deals to subscribers to the service will have additional perks and f

manchester united are conducting an internal investigation to determine whether mason greenwood should play for the club again after criminal charges of rape against him were dropped. the striker hasn't played for united orfor england since audio emerged online of a man apparently pressuring a woman to have sex with him. jane dougall reports. he's risen from manchester united's academy to their first team, breaking into the england squad along the way, but last year, mason greenwood appeared in court charged with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault. now, all charges have been dropped because key witnesses have withdrawn from the case. so, where does that leave the striker? well, the united manager, despite being repeatedly asked, wouldn't give a response. i can add nothing. it's... i refer to the statement of the club. i can't comment about the process. i can't say anything about it. i refer to the statement of the club. that statement only confirmed an internal investigation has been launched. greenwood is currently suspended, but is there anyth

the criminal charges against the manchester united footballer mason greenwood have been dropped. we'll be live at old trafford. sean dyche calls on the fans tojoin him in trying to save everton from relegation. and a fresh, younger looking england. we hearfrom new head coach steve borthwick ahead of the 6 nations this weekend. also coming up in the programme... another big weekend for britain's history making bobsleigh team... we chat to the fab 4. ahead of the world championships. welcome to the programme. we're starting with the news today that the manchester united footballer mason greenwood who was arrested for attempted rape, coercive behaviour and assault last year has had all the charges against him dropped. it means he'll no longer face criminal proceedings in relation to the charges. well let's go straight to our reporterjo currie who's at old trafford for more details. what's the latest? mason greenwood was initially arrested _ what's the latest? mason greenwood was initially arrested in _ what's the latest? mason greenwood was initially arrested in january - was initia

he's risen from manchester united's academy to their first team... a fine finish from mason greenwood! ..breaking into the england squad along the way. but last year, mason greenwood appeared in court charged with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault. now all charges have been dropped because key witnesses have withdrawn from the case. so where does that leave the striker? well, the united manager — despite being repeatedly asked — wouldn't give a response. i can add nothing, it's... i refer to the statement of the club. i can't comment about the process. i can't say anything about it. i refer to the statement of the club. that statement only confirmed an internal investigation has been launched. greenwood is currently suspended, but is there anything to stop manchester united from resuming his career? the justice system has decided that he's not guilty of anything. he doesn't have to prove his innocence, the prosecution had to prove his guilt. the fact that a jury weren't impanelled means, to me, that the c

it's a pivotal day for manchester united. following their 2—2 draw with barcelona in spain last night, attention now turns to what's happening off the pitch. prospective new owners are required to submit their proposals by today. in november, current owners the glazer family said they are considering selling the club. bids are expected from groups in qatar, the usa, saudi arabia and the uk — that one led by one of britain's wealthiest men, sirjim ratcliffe. he's understood to have employed banking giantsjp morgan and goldman sachs to help him. the fans want somebody to do what we have seen at chelsea under the reign of roman abramovich, which was for 19 years. he essentially wrote out a cheque for £900,000 a week for 19 years. we had similar at manchester city, but as recently as 2021 those two clubs took part in the champions league final and they were the biggest lossmakers financially in the history of the premier league, but they delivered trophies. football is a talent industry. the talent follows the money and in o

united $500 , 000 for manchester united 23—year—old $500,000 for manchester united 23—year—old striker alessia russo. in the end, united said she is not for sale. newcastle united through the english league club after 3—1 aggregate victory over southampton. 0f victory over southampton. of three girls came in the first half with a sean longstaff 44 newcastle in the opening 20 minutes. the only downside, ascending off as the magpies through to first cup final since 1999.— through to first cup final since 1999. , ., ., ., since 1999. there is a lot of eo - le since 1999. there is a lot of people at — since 1999. there is a lot of people at the _ since 1999. there is a lot of people at the foot - since 1999. there is a lot of people at the foot of - since 1999. there is a lot of people at the foot of club . since 1999. there is a lot of i people at the foot of club who have been that for a long time you get an idea what it means. you are focus on the details of how we going to play and what we're going to do and you cannot take your eye away from that for a second. you shelter yourse

confirmation that arsenal will be away in portugal for the first leg, while manchester united begin at home against real betis. reason for optimism for both english teams who are among the tournament favourites. think arsenalfan think arsenal fan also be fairly happen which with that draw, they could have faced the likes of juventus and sevilla, sporting club and 2005 finalist, pothole in the portuguese league at the moment so there could have been harder draws and similarly manchester united have avoided maybe some of the trickier sides new that one. meanwhile, in the europa conference league west ham united have been drawn against cypriot aek larnaca fc in the last 16 of that competition. a good draw for david moyes�* side who avoid the likes of lazio and fiorentina. southampton have given their interim manager, ruben selles, the reigns until the end of the season. the spaniard's reward for masterminding their win at chelsea last week. tomorrow they can move off the bottom of the premier league if they can win at leeds, the team just above them. leeds united meanwhile have confirme

united now 3 points behind manchester city in second and 5 off the leaders arsenal. ben croucher reports. marcus rashford is a man at the peak of his powers, playing with a smile on his face and magic in his feet, as leicester city were about to find out. the visitors actually made the early running at old trafford with david de gea proving goalkeeping can be a noble art form too, this one, banksy, you canjust stand and admire it, not when you know who can do you know what. his most prolific season to date, now scoring in seven home league games in a row, a man who seemingly cannot miss. tiago djalo could, somehow. still, united reverted to what worked best, give the ball to rashford and let him do the rest. even the offside decisions were going his way. united in flow with jadon sancho, 3—0, a result to back up those who believe there are more than just two teams in this title race, with just one man taking most of the plaudits. ben crouch, bbc news. that is a great team. they played really well, they made a really tough for us. was also of course we didn't follow

but, manchester united's 6 year trophy drought is over. they beat newcastle 2—0 in the league cup final at wembley. stuart pollitt reports. for manchester united six years without a major trophy. for newcastle united closer to six decades. the goal keep for suspended, there was a return to the spotlight for laura's carious lasting for liverpool making a mess of the champions league final. save enough hands here. so to davitt tejeda denying. a moment later opening goal denied. casemiro�*s header. united in the lead and soon in total control. marcus rashford's finish was a deflection and fingertips not quite enough. and neither were newcastle's best efforts as united held firm. erik ten hag getting his first trophy as the boss at old trafford. and for newcastle a long wait goes on. massive performance if you cannot deliver_ massive performance if you cannot deliver this it tells you that we are fit, — deliver this it tells you that we are fit, physical fit, deliver this it tells you that we are fit, physicalfit, mentally deliver this i