Qatar sheikh bids for Manchester United as billionaire Ratcliffe enters race
"Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani today confirmed his submission of a bid for 100 percent of Manchester United Football Club," his press release said ahead of the Friday 'soft' deadline for bidders.Ratcliffe's Ineos company is the only other bidder to have officially declared an interestThe Daily Telegraph reported late Friday he had told the American merchant bank Raine Group conducting the sale he can be the "long-term custodian for the club".


