“Fans will have the opportunity to sleep in the stands at the iconic Theater of Dreams on a cool November night, in support of vulnerable young people across Greater Manchester and beyond. Night at Old Trafford Stadium offers fans the chance to come together and share their stories while gaining insight into the issues facing our young people in local communities.” This is what we read in the Manchester United press release to announce a new initiative which took place last November 7th in Manchester. An idea that goes beyond football and aims to raise awareness among United fans of the problems of people who have no choice but to live on the streets.
The fans slept last Friday, November 7, in the stands of the Teatro de los Sueños. And they did it with sleeping bags and blankets to send a message to all citizens. The English night brought temperatures of seven degrees. And to enjoy, or suffer, this experience, fans had to pay. Registration to sleep over at Old Trafford cost £35 (€39.84) per person and all attendees were also asked to raise a minimum of £250 (€284.56) to support those in need. The proposal, called Sleeping outside at the stadiumit was promoted by the English team’s board of directors and had the support of several charities operating in Manchester.
Manchester United organized the event called “Stadium Sleep Out”, you pay to sleep at Old Trafford and with that money you raise funds to donate to charities that help the homeless this winter:
pic.twitter.com/2r2vqbIPec— English football (@Mercado_Ingles) November 10, 2025
The club itself created a register on its website so that all fans interested in the initiative could register. Manchester has a problem with the large number of citizens, many of them very young, who are forced to live and sleep on its streets. This initiative sought to raise awareness among the majority of the population about this serious problem in one of the most important cities in the United Kingdom, where two of the best teams in European football play, the historic Manchester United and Manchester City, led by Pep Guardiola, champion of the Champions League in 2023 and with six Premier titles in the last decade.
