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Red Devils Europa Loss Followed by Layoffs and BBQ Blunder
- Manchester United began informing staff of job losses days after their Europa League final defeat to Tottenham on May 21, 2025, in Manchester.
- The club entered this situation due to missing out on a £100 million Champions League windfall and facing severe financial losses under owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
- Ratcliffe and club chiefs initiated brutal cost-cutting measures including 200 job cuts this year, scrapping free staff lunches, increasing ticket prices, and ending Sir Alex Ferguson's ambassadorial role.
- Ratcliffe acknowledged that the current changes are difficult and not well-received by many, but emphasized that these actions are essential to restore stability to Manchester United.
- The job losses and financial measures deepen low morale at Old Trafford and reflect the club’s perilous financial status amid poor on-pitch performance and lack of European football next season.
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Red Devils Europa Loss Followed by Layoffs and BBQ Blunder
Manchester United’s finance-wrecking 1-0 loss to Tottenham in the Europa League final has sparked a firestorm at Old Trafford. The defeat crushed hopes of Champions League qualification and triggered drastic cost-cutting and layoffs within two days of the defeat. Yet,…
Brexiteer Jim Ratcliffe sacks 200 staff from Man United
Brexiteer Jim Ratcliffe is making 200 staff redundant at Manchester United in another round of redundancies. The prominent Brexiteer has made a number of unpopular decisions since arriving at the club since he acquired a 25 per cent stake in the club just over a year ago. This includes moves such as reducing Christmas bonus gifts, cutting free lunches for staff and scrapping donations to charities for ex-players, all for the sake of a few thousa…
Man Utd 'tell staff they've lost jobs just hours after Europa League final loss’
MANCHESTER UNITED have told staff they have lost their jobs in the wake of their Europa League final defeat, according to reports. Sir Jim Ratcliffe has overseen extensive cost-cutting measures since arriving at the club. GettyManchester United have pressed ahead with telling staff they have lost their jobs[/caption] That included 250 job losses last year, with up to 200 more staff set to be cut. Some staff have now been informed they will lose …
Sir Jim Ratcliffe ruthlessly axes Man Utd staff just hours after Europa League final defeat - The Mirror
Manchester United are in the process of even more job cuts amid their difficult financial position having already let go of 250 staff last year - with the club now moving to the next phase of terminations
United face backlash over timing of staff redundancy notices
The Manchester United football department is bracing for another clear-out over the next few days. According to The Athletic, staff are being informed whether their jobs are at risk, with the club looking to cut another 200 jobs from the workforce. The latest move is part of a larger cost-cutting plan under Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s leadership. This will be the second major round of redundancies in less than a year. The timing of United’s decision has…
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