The FBI looked into death threats made against Malcolm Glazer, the late owner of Manchester United, around the time he was buying the club.
Glazer and his family were subjected to a number of threats from fans who were fiercely opposed to the owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' takeover bid in 2005.
He had already owned the Bucs for a decade when he bought the English football club for around $1.4bn (£872m) - raising the money through heavy borrowing.
On 12 May 2005, the day Glazer became the majority shareholder, a man with a British accent rang the Buccaneers headquarters, asking a lot of questions about the Bucs and ending the call by saying he wished Glazer were dead, according to an FBI report.
Several hours later, another man called, saying he was a member of the Manchester United Action Group and warned that the Glazer family would be in danger unless the takeover bid was abandoned.
According the the FBI, another call came the following day, with the man saying he was the same person who had called before and asking, "Do you remember me?"
The caller said he knew people who "were ready to take action against Glazer" and against another person whose name is redacted.
"I am giving you another warning," he added, before setting a deadline for Glazer to end his interest in the club.
The FBI issued subpoenas as part of the investigation but the records show that the case was closed without prosecution because the authorities could not conclusively identify the caller.
Fans opposed to the Glazers were furious at the sale, fearing he would sell off the stadium, raise prices and saddle the club with debt.
Some fans set fire to an effigy of Glazer's likeness during protests at Old Trafford. Others wore black and waved black flags, while calling for a boycott of the club's sponsors.
Within a year of the Manchester United purchase, Glazer had had two strokes and his children took over the running of the 20-time English champions.
The self-made billionaire died in May at the age of 85.
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