The Wikipedia page for British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been altered by eager Manchester United supporters to incorrectly identify him as the club’s owner.
On Wednesday, August 17, Ratcliffe, the billionaire owner of the chemical company Ineos, announced plans to take over at Old Trafford amid calls for the Glazers, the current owners, to leave.
The Glazers have faced protests from supporters ever since their arrival in 2005 over financial constraints they have placed on the club, while withdrawing millions of pounds in dividends payments for their own personal profit.
Coupled with Manchester United’s dismal start to the season, the pressure on their unpopular owners to sell the club has increased.
The club’s supporters have now taken their eagerness to another level as they have doctored the Wikipedia page of the 69-year-old.
After being tweaked by an eager fan, Ratcliffe’s occupation on Wikipedia briefly read: ‘Chairman and CEO, Owner of Manchester United’ before being swiftly deleted.
