This little American leprechaun to the right is Malcolm Glazer, owner of Manchester United and the NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And, apparently, he pisses gold and his pot runneth over.
Manchester United are on the verge of announcing a significant increase in annual turnover, with the total figure believed to be close to £245m.
A season that saw United regain the Premier League title and reach the semi-finals of the Champions League has contributed to the latest surge in revenue, which completes a £70m increase the last five years.
By Mark Cuban's calculations, Malcolm Glazer's dick has grown nearly five inches this year, which means its bigger than Arsenal's but probably still smaller than Real Madrid's.
Four months ago Arsenal reported a turnover of £201m, in the process claiming to have become Britain's richest club. United's announcement reveals the depth of the club's irritation: for the first time its shirt sponsorship deal with Nike has been factored into the equation. As a result United are once again the unquestioned No. 1 in the Premier League rich list, and have hurdled back into second place behind Real Madrid in the global rankings.
Well, that's a relief. I was just devastated that ManU wasn't the richest Premiership club. Now they can go out and spend £25m on Berbatov.
UPDATE: As noted in the comments, turnover may not in fact equate to profits. If that is the case, I don't know how ManU can claim to be the richest club in England without revealing its profits. Also, Mr. Glazer may have suffered some shrinkage, as it were, due to this revelation. A lady friend of mine now says Mr. Glazer sounds less cute than he did previously.
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