In this special football-themed episode of the Good Bad Billionaire podcast, hosts Simon Jack and Zing Tseng look at how lifelong sports fan Jim Ratcliffe made enough money in business to buy a stake in Manchester United. You can hear more about the uber-rich on the Good Bad Billionaire podcast on BBC Sounds, or wherever you get your podcasts ..read more

The dust has now settled on Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s 25% purchase of Manchester United but what does it mean for the club? And Simon, Sally and Faisal are joined by former Chelsea midfielder and author of “Football and How to Survive it”, Pat Nevin shares his thoughts on the last few days. Pat knows a thing or two about running a football club from his time as Chief Executive of Motherwell FC ..read more

British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has agreed to buy a 25% stake in Manchester United for about $1.3bn! Simon, Sally and Faisal get together late on Christmas Eve to talk it all through ..read more

And will his bid lead to a Manchester United restructure? HOSTS: How To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam and BBC Sport football reporter Simon Stone. PRODUCTION TEAM: This episode was made by Maia Lowerson. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The assistant commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. JOIN THE CLUB: Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to 0330 123 9480, email howtobuyafootballclub@bbc.co.uk, or use #HowToBuyAFootballClub ..read more

One of the UK's richest men makes a(nother) move to buy the club. Simon Stone, Sally Nugent and Faisal Islam have reunited to talk through what the investment from Sir Jim Ratcliffe could mean for Manchester United. Sources have told BBC Sport that Ratcliffe is now hoping to conclude a deal for a minority stake in the clubCould the end finally be in sight? Faisal seems to think so... HOSTS: How To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam, BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent, and BBC Sport football reporter Simon Stone. PRODUCTION TEAM: This episode was made by Maia Lowers ..read more

Is the club losing out in the transfer window? With BBC business presenter and journalist Sean Farrington... HOSTS How To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam, BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent and BBC Sport football reporter Simon Stone. PRODUCTION TEAM This episode was made by Josh Jenkins with Maia Lowerson. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith.The commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. JOIN THE CLUB Send us a Whatsapp message or voice note to 0330 123 9480 Email howtobuyafootballclub@bbc.co.uk Or use #howtobuyafoot ..read more

#Speculation? Faisal is joined by David Hellier, football finance journalist at Bloomberg. HOSTS How To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam. PRODUCTION TEAM This episode was produced by Maia Lowerson. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. JOIN THE CLUB Send us a Whatsapp message or voice note to 0330 123 9480 Email howtobuyafootballclub@bbc.co.uk Or use #howtobuyafootballclub ..read more

United's season is over on the pitch, but will that speed up the takeover process? Sally, Simon and Faisal are joined by Andy Mitten of the United We Stand fanzine to discuss who the fans want to be the new owner. HOSTS How To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam, BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent, and BBC Sport football reporter Simon Stone. PRODUCTION TEAM This episode was made by Josh Jenkins with Maia Lowerson. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The series editor is Josh Jenkins. The senior news editor is S ..read more

Polly Bancroft says the women’s team is of "increasing importance" at the club. Simon Stone and Polly Bancroft talk about the club's quick rise to success, the possibility of playing more home matches at Old Trafford next season, and - importantly for this pod - Avram Glazer's appearance at Wembley for the Women’s FA Cup final. HOSTS How To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam, BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent, and BBC Sport football reporter Simon Stone. PRODUCTION TEAM This episode was made by Josh Jenkins with Maia Lowerson and Melanie Stewart-Smith. The podcast ..read more

Faisal, Sally and Simon discuss the latest twist in the battle to take over Manchester United. PRODUCTION TEAM This episode was made by Josh Jenkins. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The series editor is Josh Jenkins. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. JOIN THE CLUB Send us a Whatsapp message or voice note to 0330 123 9480 Email howtobuyafootballclub@bbc.co.uk Or use #howtobuyafootballclub ..read more