TOTD EXTRA: United unveil plans for new 100k stadium

Talk of the Devils: The Athletic FC's Manchester United show

The Athletic

Sports, Soccer,

4.6 • 639 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Manchester United's senior management, and members of the Old Trafford regeneration task force presented plans for a new 100-thousand capacity stadium on Tuesday at Sir Norman Foster's architectural practice in London.

It's a bold design, and one that has drawn mixed reactions from fans and media. We look into the concept, the build strategy, and the persistent question of how this will all be funded.

Sir Jim has been conducting several interviews with media outlets this week and he drew attention with some eyebrow-raising comments about the club's finances and one or two players. Is it just refreshing to have a (co) owner communicating with the public, or can we expect better?

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1:13.6	It just started from the point that we needed a stadium which befitting the stature of Manchester
1:18.4	Knight.
1:19.1	I think it is the greatest football club in the world.
1:21.0	It's certainly the most well-known football club in the world.
1:23.6	And it needs a stadium of that stature, I think.
1:25.8	It starts with the most famous football club in the world.
1:30.3	A billion followers globally.
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1:35.3	And it starts with the idea of making something which is so intense
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