Ipswich Town chairman makes Ed Sheeran point that Manchester United will disagree with

Ipswich Town chairman and chief executive, Mark Ashton, has lauded Ed Sheeran’s influence on the club, claiming that his backing has given them a greater reach than that of football giants such as Manchester United.

The singer-songwriter, who has been a fan since childhood, took a 1.4 per cent stake in the Suffolk club after being their shirt sponsor since 2021. “He’s incredible,” Ashton remarked at The Summit during Leaders Week London.

“When we launch a kit and he’s live on a stage in [Las] Vegas – we have a reach that even Manchester United and Chelsea would love to have, because he’s a world superstar who cares about this football club – and he sponsored the club when no one really wanted to.”