MVP - Soccer fans to become soccer investors at Manchester United

Photo by Dmytro Aksonov/E+ via Getty Images Manchester United (MANU) will allow its fans to buy shares in the club that will carry with them the same voting rights as the owning Glazer family. The decision is being called the latest repercussion of the failed move by Manchester United and other soccer powerhouses to form a breakaway Super League in Europe that would have been slotted above Champions League. That league drew the ire of the soccer world by guaranteeing inclusion to the top level for a select few clubs without earning it on the pitch. The new Man U voting shares will give supporters a way to build a meaningful ownership stake in the club. A new fan advisory board is also being designed to give supporters more influence on the decisions of the organization. What if the new class of shares catches on? There is the possibility of some retail

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Soccer fans to become soccer investors at Manchester United