{"id":21034,"date":"2021-04-20T17:14:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T21:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21034"},"modified":"2021-04-21T10:26:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T14:26:44","slug":"ed-woodward-to-step-down-as-manchester-uniteds-vice-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21034","title":{"rendered":"Ed Woodward To Step Down As Manchester United&#8217;s Vice Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.49950558.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"360\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.49950558.jpg 518w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.49950558-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/>Ed Woodward has resigned as Manchester United executive vice-chairman, the PA news agency has reported.<\/p>\n<p>The 49-year-old took the post at Old Trafford in 2013 and played a key role in the planning of a European Super League, which is now on the verge of collapse.<\/p>\n<p>Woodward&#8217;s decision to leave his position came after reports that Chelsea and Manchester City were pulling out of the planned breakaway which has received intense criticism and opposition.<\/p>\n<p>The Manchester Evening News said Woodward would stay in his role until the end of the year despite offering his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>United have been one of the leading clubs involved in the breakaway project and Woodward was singled out for criticism by the head of European soccer&#8217;s governing body Aleksander Ceferin.<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting from Reuters<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-21034\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21034&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-21034\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21034&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-21034\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21034&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21034\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ed Woodward has resigned as Manchester United executive vice-chairman, the PA news agency has reported. 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