Manchester United is taking legal action (Picture: Getty Images)Manchester United is suing the makers of the Football Manager series for allegedly infringing its trademark by using the club’s name ‘extensively throughout the game,’ reports the Press Association. Sega and SI say the use of the club’s name is ‘a legitimate reference to the Manchester United football team in a football context’ and has been used in Football Manager and its predecessor Championship Manager since 1992 “without complaint by the claimant’. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe companies have accused the club of trying to ‘prevent legitimate competition in the video games field by preventing parties not licensed by the claimant from using the name of the Manchester United football team within such games’. At a preliminary remote hearing on Friday, Manchester United’s barrister Simon Malynicz QC said ‘the name ‘Manchester United’ is one of the world’s most valuable and recognised brands’. MORE: Ryan Giggs names the two ‘best’ players he played with at Manchester UnitedMORE: What Sir Alex Ferguson told ‘great’ Manchester United squad ahead of Chelsea Champions League winFollow Metro Sport across our social channels, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Source: Metro May 22, 2020 18:15 UTC