White Knight waits in wings

Super Bowl tycoon Malcolm Glazer has emerged as a major competitor to the Magnier/McManus axis, BRIAN O’MAHONY reports.

NEW Yorker Malcolm Glazer’s first action after taking over struggling US football team Tampa Bay Buccaneers was to sack the manager.

That was back in 1995. He forked out $192m to buy the Buccaneers noted for their failure rather than their success. Last year they won the Super Bowl becoming the seventh most-rated franchise in the NFL.