Manchester United: The business of soccer

• Few fans show up for Manchester United's IPO

  Manchester United didn't have many fans cheering for the 134-year-old British soccer team when it made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange (NYX) Friday.

  Shares of Manchester United (MANU) barely budged above their $14 initial public offering price. The stock opened at $14.05 and stuck mostly around that level for most of the day. The stock closed its first day of trading precisely at its $14 IPO price.

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  Maureen Farrell - Aug 10, 2012 2:43 PM ET
  Posted in: football, initial public offering, IPO, Manchester United, New York Stock Exchange, NYSE, soccer

• Bookies give Greece long odds

  Greece is an underdog, in many ways. But it faces particularly long odds in Friday's game against Germany in the Euro 2012 quarterfinals.

  This is football we're talking about. Soccer for you Yanks.

  The match, in official parlance, is fraught with political overtones.

  (Insert witty sports metaphor here).

  For Greece, it presents an opportunity to score a symbolic victory over the nation's "paymaster," as the Germans have become known.

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  Ben Rooney - Jun 22, 2012 10:20 AM ET
  Posted in: betting, Euro 2012, eurozone, football, germany, greece, soccer