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Manchester United supporters group announce new ownership protest
- The supporters group The 1958 revealed plans to stage a demonstration opposing the Glazer family's ownership during Manchester United's final home match on May 25, 2025.
- This protest marks the 20th anniversary of the Glazers' controversial takeover, which triggered a compulsory acquisition completed in June 2005 amid fan anger.
- Since acquiring a controlling stake in the club, the Glazer family has withdrawn hundreds of millions in dividends, even as Manchester United struggles with more than a billion pounds in debt and widespread neglect of its stadium.
- The supporters united to demonstrate that two decades later, their passion remains strong, fueled by anger and determination.
- The protest highlights fan frustration over financial exploitation and calls for the Glazers to leave, reflecting deep division and concerns about the club's future.
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The Sun
The Scottish SunMan Utd legend Cantona poses in rival kit as fans announce fresh Glazer protests
ERIC CANTONA has posed in a Manchester United rival’s shirt after fans announced fresh plans to protest the Glazer ownership. Supporters group ‘The 1958’ will again make their feelings known when Old Trafford stages the final home match of the season on May 25. PAManchester United fans are planning a fresh protest against the Glazer ownership[/caption] AFPThe Glazers took over the club in 2005[/caption] PAFans claim the owners have ‘betrayed’ th…
Man Utd fans reveal plans for huge protest against Glazers at final home game of season - The Mirror
Manchester United fans have voiced their anger at the Glazers for decades and now supporters are set to stage yet another protest against the owners at the team's final home game of the season against Aston Villa on May 25
How the Glazers corrupted Man United
Without having so much as set foot in Manchester, he had been deplored by fans, savaged by the newspapers and frowned upon by the board. Some of those fans had even burnt his effigy. But generational wealth was at stake, and so Malcolm Glazer persisted. On 12 May 2005, the American businessman bought the 28.7% stake of Manchester United that belonged to the Irish horseracing tycoons JP McManus and John Magnier. Glazer now had a controlling share…
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