How to ruin a football club
The Slow Newscast
Alice Sandelson
4.6 • 894 Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Manchester United is a club used to success. But it is languishing in the league and saddled with debt. This is the story of how one of the world's most successful football clubs fell apart.
Reporter: Xavier Greenwood
Producer: Xavier Greenwood
Sound design: Dominic Delargy
Artwork: Lola Williams
Editor: Jasper Corbett
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| 1:23.0 | Hello, it's Claudia here and you're listening to the slow newscast from Tortus. |
| 1:31.3 | This week, How to Ruin a Football Club. |
| 1:36.8 | In some ways, what's happened to Manchester United over the past 20 years is a classic football story. |
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