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'Jaw-dropping' – Daily Mail
'A gripping tale, full of insight. Blackhurst is an enormously talented writer' – City A.M.

A gripping and tightly reported account of how the Glazers, owners of Manchester United, became the most maligned figures in the Premier League, and how they changed the beautiful game forever. From Chris Blackhurst, the former editor of the Independent and author of Too Big to Jail.

Manchester United’s supporters span the globe and cross generations. But, with few exceptions, they are united in their anger with the American family who bought their club in 2005, plunging it into record levels of debt. The Glazers’ reign has become synonymous with the financialization of football, and has coincided with fan protests and a decline of Manchester United’s fortunes on the pitch . . . if not on the balance sheet.

But what defines this secretive family, and do these astute businessmen deserve the criticism they receive?

In The World's Biggest Cash Machine, informed by interviews with key figures behind the scenes, journalist and commentator Chris Blackhurst charts the gripping story of the world’s biggest football club – and explores the transformation of the Premier League into a playground for billionaire owners.

'Packed with insights and details that will both amaze and appal you . . . if it doesn't make you angry, you need to check your pulse' – Oliver Bullough, author of Butler to the World, on Too Big to Jail

About the Author

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Chris Blackhurst is an award-winning business writer and commentator. He is a former editor of The Independent and for ten years was City editor of The Evening Standard. Before that he worked for The Sunday Times on its business pages and Insight investigative team. He covered Westminster for several years for The Independent, and for twenty years conducted the main interviews in Management Today magazine with senior business and financial figures. His journalism has appeared in many of the world’s major publications. He is the author of Too Big to Jail and The World's Biggest Cash Machine.

Praise For…

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“Jaw-dropping revelations . . . The incredible story of [Man United] laid bare in new book” —Daily Mail

“A gripping tale, full of insight. Blackhurst is an enormously talented writer” —City A.M.

“Packed with insights and details that will both amaze and appal you. This is the inside story of how the City of London really operates and if it doesn't make you angry, you need to check your pulse” —Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland and Butler to the World, on Too Big to Jail

“Blackhurst’s tale would make an exciting novel. But alarmingly, this is a true story, carefully researched and told with gusto” —Baroness Patience Wheatcroft, former editor of The Sunday Telegraph, on Too Big to Jail

“Highly entertaining . . . told with pace, gusto, and a strong sense of moral outrage” —The Critic Magazine, on Too Big to Jail

“If you want to understand how Manchester United got into its current total mess, you should read Chris Blackhurst's timely new book on the Glazers” —Michael Crick

“Brilliant . . . [a] very insightful account” —Simon Jordan, author of Be Careful What You Wish For