ManU The Football Between Dueling Odey, Soros

Odey Asset Management just disclosed a short in Manchester United PLC (NYSE:MANU), the English football champions. The London-based hedge fund, founded by Crispin Odey, has a short bet in 0.78% of the company’s outstanding shares according to a filing made public today. Odey ManU short recently disclosed Odey Asset Management’s flasgship fund, Odey European Inc with $1.6 billion under management, has gained +20% through 14 November of this year. The long/short equity hedge fund has a diverse portfolio with representations from a number of industries. Take a look at Odey’s latest performance report here. ManU reports positive earnings Manchester United…