US EditionRed Devils Europa Loss Followed by Layoffs and BBQ Blunder
- Manchester United informed staff of around 200 job losses shortly after their Europa League final defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on May 21, 2025, at Old Trafford.
- The club faced a £100 million financial shortfall and risks running out of cash by Christmas, prompting urgent and difficult cost-cutting decisions.
- Among the measures taken, Manchester United eliminated free staff lunches, raised ticket prices, cut concessions, and removed Sir Alex Ferguson’s £2 million-a-year ambassador role.
- Sir Jim Ratcliffe acknowledged that the current transformations at Manchester United are difficult and unwelcome for many, and some choices being implemented are tough. However, he emphasized that these actions are crucial to restoring the club’s long-term stability.
- These actions deepen morale problems and financial strain but aim to restore club stability amid on-field struggles and the loss of Champions League revenue.
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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
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