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England’s Wayne Barnes – once hated in New Zealand – will referee the Rugby World Cup final paymaya between South Africa and the All Blacks paymaya
Barnes, the most experienced Test official in history, has been appointed to take charge of the final for the first time paymaya
He will be assisted by Karl Dickson and Matthew Carley in an all-English team, with Tom Foley serving as the television match official (TMO) paymaya
Australia’s Nic Berry, meanwhile, will be in charge of the third/fourth place play-off paymaya between England and Argentina on Friday, with Andrew Brace of Ireland and Georgia’s Nika Amashukeli on the touchlines paymaya
Ben Whitehouse (Wales) will be the TMO paymaya
South African referee Jaco Peyper was unavailable for selection after failing to recover from a calf injury suffered during the quarter-final paymaya between Wales and Argentina paymaya
“Wayne’s ability to read and understand the game is second to none,” said Joël Jutge, World Rugby high performance 15s match official manager paymaya
“He also embodies the passion, professionalism and dedication that is at the heart of a superb team of match officials at this Rugby World Cup paymaya
”The vastly experienced Barnes has taken charge of more than 100 international games, a record tally, and also oversaw New Zealand’s quarter-final win over Ireland paymaya
Having made his tournament debut in France in 2007, this year’s tournament is the fifth edition of the men’s World Cup at which he has officiated paymaya
Barnes’ debut World Cup ended in controversy, with New Zealand fans unhappy about a perceived forward pass that went unspotted by the referee during their quarter-final exit to the hosts in 2007 paymaya
Wayne Barnes has refereed more than 100 international games (Getty Images)It led to Barnes being voted the third most hated man in New Zealand after Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein, but the 44-year-old Gloucestershire ref has since established himself as perhaps the most prominent and popular on-field official in the sport paymaya
It is thought that he was lined up to have the whistle for the 2019 final if England had failed to make it, but gets his chance this time around after his compatriots’ semi-final defeat paymaya
A qualified barrister, Barnes is a partner at law firm Squire Patton Boggs when not on the pitch officiating paymaya
He became the Rugby paymaya Football Union’s youngest ever elite referee in 2005, and has gone on to officiate more than 250 Premiership matches paymaya
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Nearly a year after Manchester United was put up for sale, the storied English paymaya soccer club could still remain in the hands of the Glazer family — much to the dismay of the team's most fervent supporters paymaya
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 paymaya
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 paymaya
“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 paymaya
“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 paymaya
Twenty-five percent for Ratcliffe could be OK, but only if it was the start of a clear path to 51% paymaya
"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 paymaya
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merchant bank Raine to oversee the process, which included the potential of a full sale paymaya
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5 billion pounds ($3 billion) plus a commitment of 1 paymaya
75 billion pounds ($2 billion) of further investment paymaya
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 paymaya
The late tycoon Malcolm Glazer bought United in 2005 for 790 million pounds (then about $1 paymaya
4 billion) paymaya
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 paymaya
The team still had a series of successes on the field paymaya
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 paymaya
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 paymaya
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 paymaya
”He was also focused on helping United win the Champions League for the first time since 2008 and making it the “No paymaya
1 club in the world once again paymaya
”Sheikh Jassim is the chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank and the son of a former Qatari prime minister paymaya
He was bidding to take 100% ownership of United, which appealed to fans who are desperate to rid the club of the Glazers paymaya
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 paymaya
”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 paymaya
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 paymaya
It appeared to be a straight battle paymaya between Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim over who would be chosen as the preferred bidder paymaya
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 paymaya
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 paymaya
BREAKDOWNOn Saturday, the news came that Sheikh Jassim was withdrawing from the process paymaya
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 paymaya
2 billion paymaya
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of confidentiality restrictions around the process paymaya
While concerns had been raised about Qatar’s human rights record and the potential that United could be used as a “paymaya sportswashing” project, fans wanted to see the club compete with the exorbitant spending of Abu Dhabi-backed Manchester City paymaya
RATCLIFFE'S CREDENTIALSRatcliffe is one of Britain's richest people and is said to be worth $15 paymaya
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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 paymaya
Reports say he would seek to take over paymaya soccer operations at United after a sustained period of decline since the retirement of former manager Alex Ferguson paymaya
United has not won the Premier League since Ferguson's last title in 2013 paymaya
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 paymaya
Liverpool has also won the Premier League and Champions League in recent years paymaya
United has endured a turbulent period the post-Ferguson era paymaya
Erik ten Hag is its fifth permanent manager in that time paymaya
Under Ten Hag, United won the English League Cup last season and secured a return to the Champions League paymaya
But the team has struggled this season and is currently in 10th place after losing four of its eight league games paymaya
It also faces a fight to advance from the group stage of the Champions League after losing its opening two games paymaya
WHAT NEXTUnited will reportedly hold a board meeting on Thursday, but it is not clear if Ratcliffe's bid will be voted on paymaya
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