Friday, 28th March, 2014
Premier League chief Richard Scudamore believes that the struggles of Manchester United this season are affecting the popularity of the league in some parts of the world.
Manchester United are one of the most popular football clubs in the world and their global fan base is second to none in England. Thus when the team are struggling in a period of transition under David Moyes, Scudamore believes in some parts of the world the interest is waning as the Red Devils’ are no longer title contenders this season.
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"It's a double-edged sword", said Scudamore to Bloomberg. "When your most popular club isn't doing as well, that costs you interest and audience in some places."
Scudamore believes there is a lot of confidence that Manchester United still enjoy among their supporters and a strong Manchester United will only be better for the league.
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"There are lots of fans around the world who wish Manchester United were winning it again.
"But you have to balance that off against, generally, we're in the business of putting on a competition and competition means people can compete."
Under David Moyes Manchester United lie seventh in the league standings, are out of the FA Cup, and were knocked in the semi-finals of the League Cup by Sunderland.
They have reached the Champions League quarter-finals where they will take on the current European champions Bayern Munich.
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