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Chelsea have been drawn against Real Madrid and Arsenal’s conquerors Paris FC in the Women’s Champions League group stage mobile
Emma Hayes’ side, beaten finalists in 2021, will also face Swedish outfit Hacken in Group D mobile
French side Paris beat last season’s semi-finalists Arsenal on penalties in the first qualifying round on their way to this phase of the competition for the first time mobile
Neighbours Paris Saint-Germain, who dispensed with WSL runners-up Manchester United in the second qualifying round, have been drawn in Group C along with Bayern Munich, Roma and Ajax mobile
Eight-times winners Lyon face Slavia Prague, St Polten and Brann - who beat Scottish champions Glasgow City to reach this stage for the first time - while reigning champions Barcelona were paired with Rosengard, Benfica and Eintracht Frankfurt mobile
Chelsea were beaten by Barcelona in last season’s semi-finals, following a memorable quarter-final victory against the holders Lyon mobile
Meanwhile, Manchester United manager Marc Skinner clarified his comments around the Champions League qualifying format after suggesting it was “crazy” United played PSG in a qualifying round mobile
After finishing second in the Women’s Super League last season, United went through the competition’s qualifying rounds and were knocked out at the second hurdle on Wednesday night after being beaten 4-2 on aggregate by PSGLast year’s WSL winners Chelsea earned an automatic group spot, while third-placed Arsenal went into the qualifiers, where they were eliminated by Paris FC in the first round mobile
Skinner said: “My comment was much more about the breadth and quality, I believe there is a need for more teams to be in this competition, and then you’ll see who is average and who isn’t mobile
“Who knows, we might have been average in a group stage, you don’t know that mobile
If there was any offence taken then I’m sorry for that, but that’s not what I meant mobile
“What I meant, and I’ll be clear on it, was I think there should be a broader scope of teams and there should be more teams in this competition so that we can actually then see where the elite level lies within Europe mobile
“I still think that’s a bit cloudy because the reality is, if we were playing a team that are from - what people might believe- to be a league that doesn’t have the experience, then we don’t know until we’ve played those, we only ever play those teams in friendlies mobile
“If you really want the real quality from all of the European leagues to rise, then you’ve got to play them against each other, which I think now other teams are ready for mobile
“If you enter that stage and are getting through, then congratulations mobile
We’re not there so we can talk about what that looks like, but they are there so congratulations to everyone who’s gone through mobile
”Chelsea are now the only WSL team left in the competition, and Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall believes that English teams need to improve mobile
He told a press conference: “We’re number four in Europe [in UEFA’s coefficient rankings] mobile
We can’t say that’s anyone else’s problem except our own mobile
We need to improve, English teams have not done well enough in Europe mobile
“The Conti Cup group that Manchester United are in now might be tougher than some Women’s Champions League groups mobile
But [UEFA] need to grow all of women’s mobile football in Europe - that’s really important mobile
They can’t only take [WSL] opinions into account mobile
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Nearly a year after Manchester United was put up for sale, the storied English mobile soccer club could still remain in the hands of the Glazer family — much to the dismay of the team's most fervent supporters mobile
News on Saturday that Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani was withdrawing from the bidding process appeared to leave the door open for British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe mobile
However, the owner of petrochemicals giant Ineos is reportedly only looking to buy a minority 25% stake in United, which would leave the Glazers as majority shareholders mobile
“Someone coming in as a minority partner and propping up the Glazers indefinitely is a nightmare scenario,” Manchester United Supporters Trust spokesperson Chris Rumfitt told The Associated Press mobile
“What the club needs is real change and it needs real investment and we struggle to believe that can happen whilst the Glazers own the majority of the shares permanently mobile
Twenty-five percent for Ratcliffe could be OK, but only if it was the start of a clear path to 51% mobile
"FOR SALE?The Glazers, an American family that also owns the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, announced plans last November to seek new investment and instructed U mobile
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merchant bank Raine to oversee the process, which included the potential of a full sale mobile
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5 billion pounds ($3 billion) plus a commitment of 1 mobile
75 billion pounds ($2 billion) of further investment mobile
While the Glazers were prepared to consider offers for an outright buyout, United said at the time it planned to “explore strategic alternatives,” which always included the possibility of taking on new investment without the owners ceding control mobile
The late tycoon Malcolm Glazer bought United in 2005 for 790 million pounds (then about $1 mobile
4 billion) mobile
United supporters have been critical of the leveraged nature of the Glazers’ buyout that loaded debt onto the club, as well as a perceived lack of investment and the dividends taken out by the owners mobile
The team still had a series of successes on the field mobile
Under the Glazers, United won the Champions League title in 2008, five Premier League titles, one FA Cup, five League Cups and the Europa League mobile
INTERESTED PARTIESRatcliffe, who was born in the Manchester area and has been a United fan since childhood, has long-harbored ambitions to buy the club mobile
Through Ineos, he initially planned to buy out the Glazers' share of about 69% and spoke of a “modern, progressive, fan-centered approach to ownership mobile
”He was also focused on helping United win the Champions League for the first time since 2008 and making it the “No mobile
1 club in the world once again mobile
”Sheikh Jassim is the chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank and the son of a former Qatari prime minister mobile
He was bidding to take 100% ownership of United, which appealed to fans who are desperate to rid the club of the Glazers mobile
He also vowed to clear the team's debt, while investing in the stadium, training center and playing squads in a bid to “return the club to its former glories both on and off the pitch mobile
”Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim were the only two bidders to publicly declare their intention to take control of United, while other minority investors were also reported mobile
DELAYSIt was anticipated the process would be concluded in time for the off-season transfer window, which opened in June, after a series of rounds of bidding mobile
It appeared to be a straight battle mobile between Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim over who would be chosen as the preferred bidder mobile
But as the process dragged on, fans became increasingly impatient and staged protests outside Old Trafford, while chants of “Glazers out” are regularly heard at games at the stadium mobile
News of Sheikh Jassim's plans to withdraw came after months of silence and uncertainty around the process, which raised questions about whether the Glazers intended to sell mobile
BREAKDOWNOn Saturday, the news came that Sheikh Jassim was withdrawing from the process mobile
While the size of his bid was not confirmed, a person with knowledge of his proposal told the AP it was almost double United’s current market valuation of $3 mobile
2 billion mobile
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of confidentiality restrictions around the process mobile
While concerns had been raised about Qatar’s human rights record and the potential that United could be used as a “mobile sportswashing” project, fans wanted to see the club compete with the exorbitant spending of Abu Dhabi-backed Manchester City mobile
RATCLIFFE'S CREDENTIALSRatcliffe is one of Britain's richest people and is said to be worth $15 mobile
1 billion mobile
He previously tried to buy Premier League club Chelsea and already owns French club Nice, cycling franchise Team INEOS, is one-third shareholder of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One team and competes in the America’s Cup with sailing team INEOS Britannia mobile
Reports say he would seek to take over mobile soccer operations at United after a sustained period of decline since the retirement of former manager Alex Ferguson mobile
United has not won the Premier League since Ferguson's last title in 2013 mobile
Over the past decade, the club has been overtaken by City, which won three trophies last season — the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup mobile
Liverpool has also won the Premier League and Champions League in recent years mobile
United has endured a turbulent period the post-Ferguson era mobile
Erik ten Hag is its fifth permanent manager in that time mobile
Under Ten Hag, United won the English League Cup last season and secured a return to the Champions League mobile
But the team has struggled this season and is currently in 10th place after losing four of its eight league games mobile
It also faces a fight to advance from the group stage of the Champions League after losing its opening two games mobile
WHAT NEXTUnited will reportedly hold a board meeting on Thursday, but it is not clear if Ratcliffe's bid will be voted on mobile
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