Manchester United fans unveiled a pro-immigration banner during Sunday’s fixture against Crystal Palace in response to comments from minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
The banner was displayed by supporters in the corner over the tunnel at Old Trafford before the second half of the Premier League match kicked off.
It read: “MUFC proudly colonised by immigrants” and pictured seven international players who have represented the club: France’s Eric Cantona and Patrice Evra, Park Ji-sung of South Korea, Portugal’s Bruno Fernandes, Norway’s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Amad of the Ivory Coast and Brazil’s Casemiro.
In February, Ratcliffe said in an interview with Sky he believed the United Kingdom has been “colonised by immigrants”.
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Only one Greenwood we should be talking about today.
She’s in a World Cup Final and has been one of the Players of the Tournament.
Ten years ago she broke into the Everton team and was voted FA Young Player of the Year.
She’s making a very strong claim to be Senior POTY.
The Athletic told of multiple employees within MUFC who are “deeply troubled & feel sense of shame” by plan laid out for Greenwood & they say they feel club has not fostered an environment where major decisions by senior personnel can be freely challenged. https://t.co/FxA2iCZKzK
🧵 Little thread on #mufc and Greenwood after today’s events, which may help people understand what happened. This is a bit industry-y but hopefully people appreciate the transparency
Premier League clubs have today collectively agreed to withdraw gambling sponsorship from the front of clubs’ matchday shirts, becoming the first sports league in the UK to take such a measure voluntarily in order to reduce gambling advertising
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The firm handling the sale of Man Utd have not received new bids from Sheikh Jassim or Sir Jim Ratcliffe, but both bidders have been granted extensions 🔴⤵️