Manchester United chief Woodward to step down at finish of 2021
Manchester United government vice-chairman Ed Woodward, one of many main figures within the breakaway European Super League venture, will step down from his position at United on the finish of 2021, the Premier League membership mentioned on Tuesday.
United have been one of many main golf equipment concerned within the breakaway venture and Woodward was singled out for criticism by the top of European soccer’s governing physique Aleksander Ceferin.
🗣”Every single exec who sits on the desk, they want throwing out of that membership, he knew his time in soccer was completed.” @GNev2 reacts to Ed Woodward leaving Manchester United and says now the Glazers haven’t any place in soccer now pic.twitter.com/DwzHaztXWQ
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) April 20, 2021
“I am extremely proud to have served United and it has been an honour to work for the world’s greatest football club for the past 16 years,” Woodward, who joined United in 2005 and took over in his present position in 2012, mentioned in an announcement.
“The membership is nicely positioned for the longer term and will probably be tough to stroll away on the finish of the 12 months.
“The last 16 months have brought so many unique challenges… The financial impact on football clubs has been severe, but United have been one of the most robust and resilient in the face of extraordinary financial pressures.”
Harry Maguire confronted Ed Woodward on the assembly held in Carrington over the gamers not figuring out in regards to the European Super League plans. [@MikeKeegan_DM] pic.twitter.com/bmCyWFjszw
— United Zone (@ManUnitedZone_) April 20, 2021
Woodward’s resolution to depart his place got here simply because the plans for the Super League started to unravel after Manchester City introduced they have been planning to drag out of the deliberate breakaway which has obtained intense criticism and opposition.
Bit extra information on this from yesterday. I perceive that Harry Maguire confronted Ed Woodward on the assembly over the gamers (who went out and performed on Sky because the information broke) not figuring out in regards to the plans. Fair play to the United captain. https://t.co/Dsaon9njM8
— Mike Keegan (@MikeKeegan_DM) April 20, 2021
The BBC reported Chelsea are additionally set to again out of the competitors.
The Super League, which 12 of Europe’s prime soccer golf equipment introduced on Sunday that they deliberate to launch, argued it might improve revenues to the competing golf equipment and permit them to distribute extra money to the remainder of the sport.
However, the game’s governing our bodies, different groups and fan organisations say it can improve the ability and wealth of the elite golf equipment and the closed construction of the league goes in opposition to European soccer’s long-standing mannequin.
Unlike Europe’s present elite Champions League competitors, the place groups need to qualify via their home league, the founding Super League groups would assure themselves a spot within the new competitors yearly.
