Manchester United fans protest against the club’s owners outside Old Trafford stadium in Manchester before their English Premier League match against Liverpool on May 2. Photo: AFP Manchester United fans protest against the club’s owners outside Old Trafford stadium in Manchester before their English Premier League match against Liverpool on May 2. Photo: AFP
Manchester United fans protest against the club’s owners outside Old Trafford stadium in Manchester before their English Premier League match against Liverpool on May 2. Photo: AFP
Jonathan White
Opinion

Opinion

Jonathan White

Man United and Liverpool fans overseas can fight back against football’s greedy owners

  • Furious English Premier League fans in Asia and beyond should expect more money-grabbing ventures from club owners but they are not powerless
  • Boycotting games, merchandise, social media and China’s new Manchester United Fan Experience centre are options overseas amid European Super League backlash

Jonathan White
Jonathan White

Updated: 12:21am, 14 May, 2021

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Manchester United fans protest against the club’s owners outside Old Trafford stadium in Manchester before their English Premier League match against Liverpool on May 2. Photo: AFP Manchester United fans protest against the club’s owners outside Old Trafford stadium in Manchester before their English Premier League match against Liverpool on May 2. Photo: AFP
Manchester United fans protest against the club’s owners outside Old Trafford stadium in Manchester before their English Premier League match against Liverpool on May 2. Photo: AFP
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Jonathan White

Jonathan White

Jonathan White joined the Post in 2017 after a decade reporting on sport from China. He originally moved to Beijing to coach football in 2007 and later spent two years in Shanghai.