The Great Soccer Bazaar

Today, everytime Manchester United captain Eric Cantona puts in a goal a cheer goes up on the stock market. Says football consultant Alex Fynn: Manchester United are the winners of English football both on and off the field.

It isn't hard to understand why Fynn and many others are diehard Manchester United fans. For the last six months Manchester United has been on a roll. Its shares have tripled from a low of 151 pence earlier this year to 459 pence; today the club is a giant-sized business with a market value of around