REVEALED: Manchester United director Ed Glazer helped Donald Trump win US election

Manchester United director Ed Glazer has been revealed as the most generous one on the Donald Trump side by donating £45,000 to the campaign that saw the American Billionaire beat Hillary Clinton to replace Barack Obama as the President of the United States.

Glazer, son of Malcom who controversially became majority shareholder of the club in 2005, joined the chiefs of other American football sides in backing Trump, giving the Republican candidate £44,614, trailing donations from the owners of the Houston Texans and New York Jets.

The billionaire businessman shocked the world to win the race to become the 45th president of the United States on Wednesday morning.

Strangely, Glazer – who is also the co-chairman of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers – donated another $5,400 (£4,353) to Hillary Clinton’s failed campaign, who also received $2,700 (£2,179) donation from Liverpool chairman Tom Werner, among others.

Trump’s donations

• Bob McNair, Texans owner ($254,600 – £197,785)
• Woody Johnson, N.Y. Jets owner ($100,000 – £80,531)
• Edward Glazer, Buccaneers co-owner ($55,400 – £44,614)
• Red McCombs, ex-Vikings owner ($5,400 – £4,354)
• Gene Michael, ex-Yankees manager/GM ($800 – £644)
• Richie Incognito, Bills OL ($500 – £403)
• Dan Jenkins, sportswriter ($400 – £322)
• Curt Schilling, ex-MLB pitcher ($250 – £201)
• Vince Dooley, ex-Georgia HOF coach ($250 – £201)
• Davey Johnson, ex-Mets manager ($240 – £193)
• Matt Boland, NBA referee ($154 – £124)
• Randy Cross, ex-49ers OL ($80 – £64)
• Paul Sparling, Bengals trainer ($80 – £64)
• Marcel Lachemann, ex-Angels manager ($40 – £32)
• Brady Miller, race car driver ($28 – £23)
• Adam Jahn, Columbus Crew player ($25 – £20)

Clinton’s donations

• Edward Glazer, Buccaneers co-owner ($5,400 – £4,360)
• Sammy Sosa, ex-Cubs OF ($5,400 – £4,354)
• Jason Kidd, Bucks coach ($5,200 – £4,193)
• Billy King, ex-Nets GM ($5,200 – £4,201)
• Muhammad Ali, ex-boxer [before death] ($2,700 – £2,175)
• Magic Johnson, Lakers HOFer ($2,700)
• Alex Rodriguez, ex-Yankees 3B ($2,700 – £2,175)
• Mike Tomlin, Steelers coach ($2,700)
• Billie Jean King, tennis legend ($2,700 – £2,175)
• Franco Harris, ex-Steelers RB ($2,700 – £2,175)
• Tom Werner, Red Sox chairman ($2,700 – £2,175)
• Sam Kennedy, Red Sox president ($2,700 – £2,175)
• Jagger Rusconi, Red Sox prospect ($2,700 – £2,175)
• Calvin Pryor, N.Y. Jets S ($2,700 – £2,175)
• Mike D’Antoni, Rockets coach ($2,700 – £2,175)
• Steve Tisch, N.Y. Giants co-owner ($2,700 – £2,175)
• Jeffrey Lurie, Eagles owner ($2,700 – £2,175)
• Donald Remy, NCAA chief legal counsel ($2,700 – £2,175)
• Grant Hill, ex-NBA player ($2,700 – £2,175)
• Adam Silver, NBA commissioner ($2,700 – £2,175)
• Jason Collins, ex-NBA player ($2,700 – £2,175)
• Tony Gonzalez, ex-Chiefs TE ($2,700 – £2,175)
• Jay Williams, ex-Duke player ($2,700 – £2,175)
• Kevin Plank, Under Armour CEO ($2,700 – £2,175)
• Rolando Blackman, ex-NBA player ($2,700 – £2,175)
• David Morehouse, Penguins CEO ($2,700 – £2,175)
• Hank Aaron, Braves HOFer ($2,300 – £1,855)
• Dikembe Mutombo, ex-NBA HOFer ($2,161 – £1,742)
• Michelle Kwan, ex-figure skater ($2,083 – £1,679)
• Lin Dunn, women’s basketball HOFer ($2,055 – £1,657)
• Jonas Gray, ex-NFL RB ($1,154 – £930)
• Jeffrey Kessler, sports attorney ($1,000 – £806)
• Lou Holtz, ex-Notre Dame HOF coach ($1,000 – £806)
• Ben Olsen, D.C. United coach ($1,000 – £806)
• Rory Babich, Florida Panthers CEO ($1,000 – £806)
• Martin Mayhew, ex-Lions GM ($1,000 – £806)
• Joel Bitonio, Browns OL ($1,000 – £806)
• John Greco, Browns OL ($1,000 – £806)
• Chamique Holdsclaw, ex-WNBA player ($536 – £432)
• Jon Miller, S.F. Giants announcer ($500 – £403)
• Doug Williams, ex-NFL QB ($350 – £282)
• Dale Scott, MLB umpire ($72 – £58)