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United Fans Protest Against Club Owners Before Manchester Derby
Thousands of supporters condemned the club's ownership and said 685 fan accounts were banned after a ticket-touting investigation.
- On Sunday, thousands of Manchester United fans held protests inside and outside Old Trafford against the club's ownership before the derby match against Manchester City.
- United banned 685 ticket accounts and sanctioned 464 supporters following a ticket touting investigation, which the 1958 Group criticized as heavy-handed.
- Demonstrators carried banners reading 'Love United, Hate Glazers,' while Steve Compton of the 1958 Group stated, 'The way you treat us is a disgrace.'
- Supporters sang in protest against minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who shares responsibility with the Glazer family for debt exceeding £1bn and stadium costs over £2bn.
- With full-year financial accounts due September 23, The Red Army warned that without supporter input, 'the little that remains of our fan culture will soon be gone forever.
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It is the decision to ban hundreds of holders of annual places after an investigation to combat illegal sale.
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The Independent (US)Man United fans protest against season ticket ‘fiasco’ ahead of derby
The club recently announced that it had banned 685 season tickets after an investigation into touting
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A window organized by Manchester United, Sunday, to protest against the club's owners before the Derby game in front of Manchester City, opposed the cancellation of hundreds of seasonal tickets as part of a campaign to counter the re-selling of tickets...
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left
50% Left
L 50%
C 17%
R 33%
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