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The downfall of the English Premier League (EPL) 'giants' Manchester United. It all started in 2005.
Since 2005, the Glazer family has owned the club, and the club's decline has been a lie. Fans criticized them as the worst owners in history. Owners who put their own interests ahead of the development of the team and the pride of the club.
It was so bad that one of the club's legends, Rio Ferdinand, said, "Glazer is suffocating the club. The club is going backwards because of them. The negative energy they give off is suffocating the club. Glazer has caused hysteria, anxiety and other bad feelings in the fans. There was no communication with the fans. It was really bad," he criticized.
British tycoon Jim Ratcliffe is the new owner of Manchester United, having recently bought a stake in the club. Not a full owner. The Glazer family remains influential, and Ratcliffe is in charge of running the club.
This is where the shocking revelations from a former United employee come in. The revelations were published by the UK's Daily Star. The key point is that the Glazers had no intention of winning the title. Why? Because they have to pay bonuses to the players if they win the title, which means more money. This is truly the worst owners of all time.
The article begins by saying, "The Glazer family, who bought the club in 2005 and are widely reviled by United fans. Since they took over, the club has 토토사이트 been in decline. The Glazers were able to achieve half of their success due to the genius of Alex Ferguson, but after Ferguson's departure, the club fell apart."
"According to revelations by a former United employee, the Glazers didn't care about trophies; they were afraid to pay large bonuses to the United squad. Winning trophies was not a priority for the Glazers, and they were focused on making more money," the report said.
A former United employee said: "United won nothing the year after Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez left. The Glazers were relieved that they didn't have to pay the squad big bonuses because they didn't have a trophy to show for it. "They weren't interested in winning trophies," he said.
In 2009, United sold Ronaldo to Real Madrid for £80 million ($134.6 billion), a world record transfer fee at the time, but the club spent just £24 million ($40.3 billion) on the player.
"2009 is the year that best epitomizes United's decline," the publication said. It signaled the lack of championship ambition of the Glazer family. At that time, Manchester City spent £160 million ($269.93 billion) on six players."