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Manchester United posted record revenues in its latest annual accounts despite missing out on Champions League soccer and enduring its worst-ever Premier League campaign. But despite revenues of 666.5 million pounds ($910 million) the 20-time English champion still reported losses of 33 million pounds ($45 million). To have generated record revenues during such a challenging year for the club demonstrates the resilience which is a hallmark of Manchester United," chief executive Omar Berrada said. The accounts for the year ending June 30, 2025 came after minority owner Jim Ratcliffe embarked on cost-cutting measures, which have seen two rounds of job cuts with an estimated reduction of more than 400 members of staff, as well as ticket price hikes. United told fans in January it could not sustain its losses and Ratcliffe later said the club was in danger of running out of money by the end of the year. Losses fell from 113.2 million pounds to 33 million. United's commercial strength
Ruben Amorim couldn't watch. Bruno Fernandes was about to take a penalty in the seventh minute of stoppage time that could well determine Amorim's future as Manchester United manager, and it was too much for the Portuguese coach who has had the weight of the world on him this week. So, he slid into his seat in the dugout, put his crossed feet up on the wall in front of him, and looked into the sky. Amorim just listened as Fernandes converted the spot kick to seal a 3-2 win over Burnley at Old Trafford on Saturday. Who knows, it might just be enough to keep Amorim in a job. We should have won in a different way, Amorim said, we should not suffer. Amorim experienced another roller-coaster of emotions, days after falling under massive pressure following United's embarrassing English League Cup exit at the hands of fourth-tier Grimsby Town in midweek. After that game, he criticized his players and suggested discussions would be held next week about his position. If those negotiations
A misstep by the referee might have contributed to Bruno Fernandes missing a penalty for Manchester United in the Premier League. Fernandes was walking backward away from the ball in readiness to take the spot kick against Fulham when he stumbled into referee Chris Kavanagh, who was trying to get round the United captain on Sunday. Fernandes threw up his arms to complain, went back to the ball and picked it up. After some seconds, Fernandes put the ball back down and attempted to compose himself before taking the penalty, which he powered over the crossbar. It left the score at 0-0 heading into halftime at Craven Cottage. I was upset. Obviously, as every penalty taker, you have your own routines. You have your own things that you do. It upset me because the referee didn't apologize, and that was what triggered me in that moment," Fernandes told Sky Sports. But that's not the excuse to missing the penalty. I just had a very bad hit on the ball. I got my foot too (much) under the b