Smelly locker rooms & bugs in the shower! Man Utd owners the Glazers shamed amid questions of ongoing presence at Old Trafford

Despite fierce opposition to their ongoing presence at Old Trafford, the Glazers remain in control of Premier League heavyweights. They have sold a 25 per cent stake in the Red Devils to Sir Jim Ratcliffe – Britain’s richest man – but continue to pull the strings in Manchester.

The same is true over in Florida, where the Glazer family have been calling the shots at NFL franchise the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since 1995. Two Super Bowl wins have been enjoyed during their tenure – including one with Tom Brady at quarterback – but concerns are being raised as to their leadership on both sides of the Atlantic.

A survey carried out by the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) has highlighted just how bad things are in Tampa. Members were quizzed on how their teams operate, with Bucs stars complaining of smelly locker rooms, bugs in the showers and a mouldy team sauna.

It has also been revealed that the Buccaneers do not provide a family room during games, with the NFLPA report stating: “The Tampa Bay Buccaneers finish the year ranked 24th overall [from 32 teams], the ranking could have been lower if the staff had not earned high marks among respondents. The dietician, training staff and strength coaches all received solid grades from the players. Outdated facilities are one thing, but providing clean showers and workspaces, and not charging players to have their own hotel room on work trips should be basic standards for a multi-billion-dollar professional sports enterprise.”

United have faced criticism for the supposedly outdated facilities at Old Trafford, with Ratcliffe vowing to help rectify those issues by pumping considerable funding into long-awaited infrastructure upgrades – with there also talk of the Red Devils constructing a new venue that could be regarded as “Wembley of the North”.