Despite over a decade with no Premier League or Champions League title, Manchester United stay one of many largest names in sport.
Size of the membership
Manchester United generated document revenues of £666.5m within the monetary 12 months to June 2025 regardless of failing to win a trophy and ending fifteenth within the Premier League desk.
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What’s extra, the membership additionally has plans to construct a brand-new 100,000 seater stadium that may be the most important within the United Kingdom and the second in Europe after the new Camp Nou.
A current report additionally prompt that United have the third most social media followers after Spanish giants Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.
Potential new undertaking
Italian paper Corriere Dello Sport (by way of The Mirror) carry intriguing feedback from the President of the Italian Basketball Federation, Gianni Petrucci, about United’s potential involvement in basketball sooner or later.
It has been claimed that United have given the inexperienced mild to take part within the new NBA Europe match.
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“The scheme will see major European cities, including Manchester, hosting 10 or 12 founding franchises. It aims to capitalise on the growing popularity of basketball outside of America and within Europe.”
Commenting on the plans, Petrucci acknowledged, “it’s a new league that will be good for the system, bringing resources and entertainment. The agreement also notes that registered clubs must participate in their respective domestic leagues.”
Elaborating additional he added, “in a $50 billion (£37.9bn) market, European basketball has a commercial value of just $200 million (£152m).”
The subsequent a part of his reply might be fascinating for United followers all over the world as he acknowledged, “an NBA league is precisely the opportunity to increase competitiveness and expand the pool. If Manchester United, the most popular football team in the world, has already said yes, there must be a reason.”
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The kick off date for the new NBA Europe is scheduled for the start of the 2027/2028 season.
Historical ties to basketball
The Mirror highlights that, United have been concerned with British basketball earlier than. It is claimed that “back in the 1980s, Manchester United’s basketball side clinched a league championship and drew crowds of around 1,500 at Stretford Sports Centre.”
Numerous large soccer groups throughout Europe even have extremely profitable basketball groups resembling FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Fenerbahce and Bayern Munich to identify a couple of.
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