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...Performance of the Week MAN U FALL TO THE BEARDED GNOME screamed London's Daily Mail-and others weren't as kind. FANS OF MANCHESTER UNITED, the famed English soccer team, took to the streets over a takeover bid by U.S. tycoon Malcolm Glazer, who now owns 74.8% of the 127-year-old club, just 0.2% shy of complete control. Protesters swarmed the grounds at Old Trafford last Friday and burned the 67-year-old in effigy, while former team manager Tommy Docherty harrumphed that "Manchester United's heart and soul were sold today." But fans may be blowing...
Leslie A. Barkett ’08, the winner of the singing contest “Harvard Idol,” Undergraduate Council President Matthew J. Glazer ’06, and long-time CSP volunteer Patricia K. Foo ’05 served as judges...
...Glazer, who said that he enjoyed his role in the pageant, explained in an e-mail that judges gave contestants points following each performance, and tallied these points to determine the winner...
Sometimes even the best teams can suffer shocking defeats on home turf. Manchester United discovered that last week when Malcolm Glazer, a U.S. sports magnate, took a majority stake in the publicly traded company that owns the famous English franchise. It was the climax of a protracted battle that has pitted Glazer, who owns U.S. football's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, against Man U's board and thousands of its fans. But Glazer, who already owned almost 29% of the team's stock, persuaded two Irish racing millionaires to sell him their 29% stake for $5.60 per share. Several other...
...They’re not fulfilling their role as representatives,” Glazer said...