Sheikh Jassim sends legal letters to Man Utd over 'defamatory' jibes from Sir Jim Ratcliffe
By Sean Walsh Lawyers representing Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani have 'sent legal letters' to Manchester United regarding recent comments made by the club's minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Ratcliffe beat off competition from Sheikh Jassim to purchase a 28% stake in United, completing his onboarding to the club in February. During one of his first interviews with the media after officially joining United, Ratcliffe joked Sheikh Jassim might not even be a real person due to his low profile all throughout the takeover saga. "Still nobody's ever seen him, actually," he said of Sheikh Jassim. ...