By Valentine Amanze, Online Editor
The total rejection of the European Super League (ESP) worldwide has forced the Executive Vice Chairman of Manchester United, Ed Woodward, to quit his job.
Woodward, who dragged the famous Manchester club to the now defuct arrangement, was said to have embraced the idea to boost the club’s dwindling income caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pendamic.
Woodward was reportedly expected to leave on December 31 but the announcement “has been brought forward” due to the colossal consternation caused by the announcement that United was one of 12 teams to commit to the ESL.
Woodward, 49, joined United when he helped negotiate the Glazer family’s takeover of the club in 2005.
He quickly became a massive piece of the club, running the commercial side of the club and being named to the board of directors in 2012.
But he’s become increasingly vilified in recent years as the club has not adopted a director of football and fallen off its pedestal as one of the very top teams in Europe.
Woodward had claimed that United’s finances were hit heavily by COVID-19 and perhaps saw the ESL as a solution.
He has also been a huge proponent of manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Ex-manager, Louis van Gaal, had described Woodward as a man with “zero understanding of football” and some fans flew a plane over the stadium protesting Woodward and the club’s perceived lack of transfer support during the Jose Mourinho era.