Manchester United is set to suffer financially as a result of a poor performance on the pitch.
The football club predicts that profits and revenues will fall in 2015 after failing to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years.
The prediction comes as it reports a plunge in profits, despite record revenues for 2014.
Net income fell 84% for the year to 30 June to £23.8m, down from £146m a year ago.
Manchester United said that was due in part to last year's profit being boosted by a one-off tax credit, without which it would have made a loss.
The club, majority-owned by the American Glazer family, said revenue increased 19% to £433.2m in the 2013-14 financial year, thanks to improved TV and sponsorship deals.
However, that is now predicted to fall to between £385m and £395m.
Similarly, underlying profits were £130.1m for the year to 30 June and that is now forecast to fall to between £90m and £95m.
The results also showed that David Moyes and his backroom staff received a total of £5.2m in compensation following the former Manchester United manager's sacking in April after less than a year in the job.
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