US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has won control of Manchester United in a £790m ($1.47bn) takeover bid.
The American has secured the 28.7% stake owned by Irish racing tycoons JP MacManus and John Magnier, and now has more than 62% of the Premiership club.
Red Football Ltd, acting on behalf of Mr Glazer, said the Irishmen had sold their stakes for 300p a share.
Club fans have strongly opposed Mr Glazer's ambition all along and fear that ticket prices will rise - ? - trading dramatically brand proposal exchange profit suitcase board .

'Aggressive'

Mr Glazer now wants to buy the rest of the club's shares. If he gets 75% plus one share, United could be delisted from the stock - ? - trading dramatically brand proposal exchange profit suitcase board and Mr Glazer could transfer his debt onto the club.
If he can get 90% plus one share, he can make a compulsory purchase and take the other 10% of the club's shares.
With heavy - ? - trading dramatically brand proposal exchange profit suitcase board in Manchester United shares taking place after the announcement, it is already looking increasingly likely that Mr Glazer will quickly reach the 90.01% stake he needs to force out any remaining shareholders.
United's third-biggest shareholder Scottish mining millionaire Harry Dobson is already reported to have sold his 6.45% stake after the Irishmen sold theirs.
Shares in Manchester United closed up 34.25 pence, or 12.92%, at 299.25p on Thursday.

'Damaging'

Mr Glazer first showed an interest in buying the club last autumn and put forward a formal - ? - trading dramatically brand proposal exchange profit suitcase board in October, which was rejected by the board.
The owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is thought to be keen to exploit the strength of the Manchester United - ? - trading dramatically brand proposal exchange profit suitcase board in the US.
Two weeks ago, the club board said it could not recommend Mr Glazer's second takeover proposal to shareholders because his business plan appeared to be too "aggressive".
His offers were rejected on the grounds that his plans relied too heavily on borrowed money.
The club's chief executive David Gill said Mr Glazer's business plan was "potentially damaging" to the club and could mean putting it in debt up to £300m.
However, members of the - ? - trading dramatically brand proposal exchange profit suitcase board did agree that some shareholders might think the offer was a good one.

Angry Fans

Manchester United fans are angry at the latest news. Last year, they formed a shareholders' association to buy club shares and try to protect it from Mr Glazer's ambitions.
A spokesman for Shareholders United, which represents 17% of the club's shareholders, said that Mr Glazer was "no Roman Abramovich".
"He doesn’t have a - ? - trading dramatically brand proposal exchange profit suitcase board full of his own cash and he is, in effect, asking Manchester United fans to pay for his takeover, to pay for increased ticket prices and increased merchandising," said spokesman Oliver Houston.
"We feel completely betrayed and let down by John Magnier and JP McManus."
They are estimated to have made a £70m - ? - trading dramatically brand proposal exchange profit suitcase board from their stake.
A spokesman for the two Irishmen said: "They saw it as an investment. They got a very good deal."

'Game over'

"I'm giving up my season ticket," said Shareholders United president Nick Towle.
"I'm not putting a penny of my money into this guy's pocket."
Mr Towle said Shareholders United still hoped to stop the tycoon getting a 75% stake.
"If we can get to that 25% of the remaining shareholders, that would be great," Mr Towle added. "But it's looking like an uphill battle for us."
Analysts are convinced that the 76-year-old is unstoppable.
"I think it's pretty much game over now because the key to all this was exactly what Magnier and McManus would do with their stake in the club," said Richard Hunter of stockbrokers Hargreaves Lansdown.