NewsMoneyTue 27 Oct 2026

Jinx or lucky charm? Sir Jim Ratcliffe's record when attending Manchester United games

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is flying in to watch Man Utd at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea, where he used to have a season-ticket

— Evening Standard Football, publisher's words · Read the original ↗

9 outlets2 languages3 countriesUpdated Fri 30 Oct, 22:12 UTC

Who broke it

Inside World Football

Tue 27 Oct 2026, 09:45 UTC

EN · CH

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outlets in 2 languages over 3 d 7 h.

Our read

Corroborated (6)

6 of 7 outlets each added at least one detail no earlier report had; the other 1 repeat it. That is independence, not agreement: two of them can still contradict each other.

Judged on the 7 outlets in our latest edition; the timeline keeps all 9 we have seen.

Coverage timeline

9 outlets · first-seen order

+0 minTue 27 Oct 09:45
Inside World FootballEN · CHBroke it
INEOS put Lausanne-Sport up for sale
+2 h 15 minTue 27 Oct 12:00
Insider SportEN · GBOwn reporting
Manchester United chaos grows with INEOS club sales
+1 dWed 28 Oct 10:35
Evening Standard FootballEN · GBOwn reporting
Bad omen for Michael Carrick as Sir Jim Ratcliffe 'set to attend Chelsea vs Manchester United'
- +2 dJinx or lucky charm? Sir Jim Ratcliffe's record when attending Manchester United games
- +3 d 7 hWho does Sir Jim Ratcliffe support? Manchester United owner's little-known Chelsea affection
+2 d 5 hThu 29 Oct 15:00
Football InsiderEN · GBOwn reporting
'In tears' - Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been 'scammed' at Man United by the club's leaders
- +2 d 21 h'This is where the trouble is' - Expert points the finger at Man United ringleaders
- +3 d 6 h'INEOS can easily fix Man United's problems, but they won't do it' - Finance Guru
+2 d 7 hThu 29 Oct 17:04
Daily Mail FootballEN · GBOwn reporting
'It's a travesty and not what they were promised': Glazers' anger at Sir Jim Ratcliffe's reign revealed - and why Man United have become debt-loaded inconvenience for absentee landlords as they splash cash on true loves
+2 d 13 hThu 29 Oct 22:53
Mirror FootballEN · GBOwn reporting
Glazer family angry at Sir Jim Ratcliffe for breaking Man Utd 'promises'
- +3 d 4 hMan Utd Ineos takeover timeline emerges as Glazers handed major update
+2 d 23 hFri 30 Oct 09:16
Football365EN · GBOwn reporting
Ratcliffe slammed, Manchester City mocked and uncapped, underrated star backed for England
- +3 dMan Utd: Glazers call Ratcliffe ownership a ‘travesty’ as ‘broken promises’ revealed
+3 d 1 hFri 30 Oct 11:17
Gazeta SporturilorRO · ROOwn reporting
Patronii lui Manchester United se atacă între ei » „Noua conducere e un dezastru! Ni s-a promis total altceva”
Cites The Sun, Daily Mail
+3 d 4 hFri 30 Oct 14:00
FourFourTwoEN · GBOwn reporting
Manchester United owners furious about 'travesty' of Jim Ratcliffe leadership: report

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