Senior City financiers allied to the wealthy consortium planning a takeover of Manchester United claim Sir Alex Ferguson is supporting the controversial bid.

隶属于计划购买曼联的富豪财团的高级城市金融家声称弗格森爵士一直在支持这项有争议的收购。

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Despite this, the agencies put together a consortium to come up with a coordinated strategy for Earth observations, the United States Group on Earth observations.

尽管这样，这些机构组建一个意在为地球观测制定协调一致战略的组织——国家地球观测组。

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LONDON — The Red Knights' consortium bidding to buy Manchester United from the Glazer family insisted on Thursday that their plans remain on course despite reports of rifts within the group.

红骑士（由曼联的粉丝组成）的财团正筹划从格雷泽家族中收购曼联俱乐部，即使团队里出现了一些意见分歧，他们在星期四仍然坚称收购计划在积极进行中。

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Other members of the consortium include the Australian National University and other institutions in Germany and the United States.

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Riding on the crest of this wave of fan ill-feeling, a consortium of wealthy Manchester United fans dubbed the "Red Knights" have gone public with their intentions to buy the club from the Americans.

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Meanwhile Newcastle United managing director Derek Llambias believes it will be intensely difficult for the consortium to access the finances needed to compile a serious takeover bid.

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Two per cent of United Spirits shares were given as collateral to the State Bank of India-led consortium a few years ago when Kingfisher Airlines borrowed money to continue operations.

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