Many United fans have criticised the Glazer family for years, but their protests have always seemed in vain. A review of the club could now see them pull out of Old Trafford - however, it's far from guaranteed.
The focus on Qatar for the World Cup underscores football's transformed financial landscape in the 17 years of the Glazer family's ownership of Manchester United.
It has taken more than £1bn to service that debt since 2005. Even though as much has still been spent on net transfers at the same time, the need for investment across the club's infrastructure was exposed by Cristiano Ronaldo before his abrupt departure. Meanwhile, the clubs with sovereign wealth cash to speed freely - within football financial regulations - are proving hard to keep up with.
And Paris Saint-Germain - owned by Qatar since 2011 - have won the French title eight times since then. And fans could be placed in a moral bind - if it means swapping the aggressively capitalist model of the Glazers for owners backed by a country with a questionable human rights record.
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