MANU News & Events

The San Diego Padres are close to a sale to private-equity billionaire Jose Feliciano and his wife Kwanza Jones at a value near $3.9B, which would be $1.5B higher than Steve Cohen's $2.4B purchase of the New York Mets in 2020, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal's Jared Diamond and Miriam Gottfried. Publicly traded owners of sports franchises include the Liberty Braves Group (BATRA), MSG Sports (MSGS) and Manchester United (MANU).

Backs FY26 adjusted EBITDA view GBP 180M-GBP 200M. The company said, "For fiscal 2026, the Company reiterates its full year revenue guidance of GBP 640 million to GBP 660 million and adjusted EBITDA guidance of GBP 180 million to GBP 200 million. The club remains committed to, and in compliance with, both the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability Rules and UEFA's Financial Fair Play Regulations."

Reports Q2 revenue GBP 190.3M vs. GBP 198.7M last year. Omar Berrada, CEO, commented, "We are now seeing the positive financial impact of our off-pitch transformation materialise both in our costs and profitability. We continue to take a football first approach and invest in both our men's and women's first teams. On the pitch our men's team sits 4th in the Premier League and our women's team are 2nd in the Women's Super League, as well as reaching the League Cup Final and the quarter final of the UEFA Women's Champions League. Today's results demonstrate the underlying strength of our business as we continue to push for the best football results possible for our Men's and Women's teams."