Month: April 2023

Live broadcast, August 21 news Manchester United officially released the internal investigation results of Greenwood and announced that they parted ways with the players. Manchester United CEO Richard Arnold also published an open letter to the fans about Greenwood incident, explaining Greenwood’s decision to leave the team eventually. [Related news] Manchester United official: Greenwood will leave the team, and he is responsible for his mistakes. The contents of the open letter are as follows: Dear fans, we have now published the results of the club’s survey on Mason Greenwood. We want to talk to our fans directly, openly and transparently about the process and the reasons why we made this decision. This is an internal disciplinary investigation between employers and employees, which is usually carried out outside the public view. Due to the openness of the accusation and Greenwood’s privacy, I admit that this is not an ordinary situation, but I think it is important that we still follow due process and avoid media comments as much as possible, until we make the final decision. It happened in January 2022. when the recorded video images were posted online, I was shocked and worried about the victims. Since then, her safety and health, willingness and opinions have always been the center of the club’s work, because the standards and values of the club are the same. Although we also immediately concluded that Greenwood should be suspended and waiting for investigation, we also realized the responsibility of the club to take care of him and the importance of making decisions on the basis of full understanding of the situation. It was not until February this year that the charges were dropped that the club discussed the matter with Greenwood and the people involved. Our investigation attempts to collect as much evidence as possible to determine the facts and context. For various reasons, this is not a quick or direct process, and we must respect the rights and wishes of the victims. In addition, our investigation power is limited, which means that we must rely on the cooperation of third parties. At the same time, I hope to minimize the impact of the investigation on the men’s team, the women’s team and the England women’s national team, which also adjusts the time schedule of the investigation. I admit that this gives us more time to speculate, but if we don’t do this, it will damage the due process or cause inappropriate chaos. Although we were unable to obtain some evidence out of respect, the evidence we sorted out led us to conclude that Greenwood did not commit the behavior he was accused. Due to legal reasons, including the right of anonymity enjoyed by the victim, my speech is restricted, but I can share the following with you, which should give you some understanding of the complexity of this case: The victim asked the police to give up the investigation in April 2022; We got other explanations about the recording (a short paragraph extracted from a longer recording) and online photos; The victim’s family participated in the investigation and had the opportunity to review and correct the results of our fact investigation. Last week, some media reported our decision to return Greenwood and disclosed our plan and content to return him to society, which is indeed one of the results of our consideration and plan. In the past six months, we have considered and planned several results, and my views are constantly changing with the progress of work. Although I have the final decision, I have been considering various factors and opinions of all parties until I finally make a decision. Although I am sure Greenwood did not commit the behavior he was accused of, he admitted that he made a mistake and would take responsibility for it. I also considered the challenge he would face, that is, to rebuild his career under the spotlight of Manchester United and raise a child with his partner. In addition, the case has triggered strong feedback, and I have the responsibility to minimize the interference to the internal unity of the club. Although we have decided to let Greenwood seek to rebuild his career outside Manchester United, this does not mean the end of the incident. The club will continue to provide support to the victims and Greenwood, help them rebuild their lives and move forward actively. Thank you for your continued support. (zoli)