Outgoing Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward ‘deeply regrets’ not voicing objections to European Super League

Ed Woodward left his role at Manchester United amid the European Super League controversy, but a report claims he had his doubts about the project and ‘deeply regrets’ not sharing them.

The 49-year-old resigned as executive vice-chairman on Tuesday shortly before the Red Devils announced they were pulling out of the Super League.

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Woodward, who has been executive vice-chairman since 2012, will leave United at the end of the season

talkSPORT understands Woodward’s departure is unrelated to his part in the Super League and it was always part of the plan for him to step down at the end of the year.

However, he is viewed as a major player in the creation of the breakaway league that was only called off following a furious backlash from fans, players, pundits and coaches.

And it seems he had his doubts, too, with The Times reporting that he ‘deeply regrets’ not voicing his reservations he had about it during talks with other plotting clubs.

Man United, and the other five Premier League clubs involved all withdrew on a dramatic Tuesday night, however, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez insists the Super League is ‘not dead’ and binding contracts were signed.

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Meanwhile, Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has written to senior executives from the six rebel clubs, including Woodward and Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck, informing them they have the option of resigning their positions on various league working groups or face being voted out.

With the other 14 Premier League clubs viewing the proposed Super League as a betrayal of trust, it understood Arsenal chief executive Vinai Venkatesham and Manchester City’s Ferran Sorriano have also been told to resign from the club strategic advisory group.

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Woodward and Liverpool chairman Tom Werner are set to leave the broadcast advisory group.

There have also been reports of a British Super League being in the pipeline, which could see Rangers and Celtic join up with the English top flight teams.

And The Times report that UEFA may scrap its plan to award two Champions League places based on historical performances, recently announced in their reforms of the competition, in a further curb on the power of Europe’s elite clubs.

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