Ed Woodward is to step down as Manchester United executive vice-chairman by the end of the year, with the club announcing his departure shortly before confirming they had pulled the plug on their proposed involvement in a European Super League. “I am proud of the regeneration of the club’s culture and our return to the Manchester United way of playing. News of the planned competition was met by intense and relentless condemnation, with the Old Trafford giants among six Premier League clubs due to join the 12-strong breakaway European competition. Promoted to executive vice-chairman in 2012, he took over the responsibilities of departing chief executive David Gill on July 1, 2013 and proved an unpopular figure with fans. Woodward wielded the axe on Sir Alex Ferguson’s successor David Moyes towards the end of a poor first season.

Source: Express April 20, 2021 20:48 UTC