Glazer a winner in business of sport

FOR a man who wears €30 jeans, €1.15 billion seems a lot of money to splash out on a football club.

Yet, for Malcolm Glazer, the takeover of Manchester United combines two things he loves the most: making money and winning championships. Given his reputation for penny-pinching, sporting triumphs come second.

As he enters the last leg of his 18-month battle to buy the club, the New Yorker can say it is his finest achievement in a business career spanning 60 years.