No fanfare as Man United delisted

MANCHESTER United’s 14-year reign on the London stock market ended without fanfare yesterday as US tycoon Malcolm Glazer had the soccer club de-listed.

Some of the formalities may still have to been gone through but with 97.3% of the stock under his control it no longer made sense for one of the most glamorous clubs in soccer history to stay a listed company.

No formal announcement had been made by yesterday evening, but public trading in United has ceased and any further sales will have to be completed on a private basis, agency reports said.