Manchester United executive-vice chairman Ed Woodward has resigned from his position at the club following the backlash over the controversial European Super League that the club was meant to take part in.
The 49-year-old former banker replaced CEO David Gill as chairman of the Red Devils back in 2012 and has faced enormous criticism during his reign at Old Trafford, having failed to win the Premier League in that time.
While Woodward has had a long and delicate relationship with supporters over his stewardship of the club, it was his decision to sign Manchester United up to the Super League which has proved to be his final undoing since the decision received a massive backlash from the die-hard fans of the club.
Woodward decided to step down from his role in response to the massive outcry and backlash over the Super League decision, which would have robbed football of its sporting competitiveness and fairness.
The CEO was believed to be planning to resign next summer but his resignation was forced to come a bit early as Manchester United confessed that they heard the voices of the fans.
The newly proposed Super League was treated with anger and outrage from fans, pundits, football governing bodies, players and politicians , with Uefa and the UK government threatening to do everything in their power to prevent it from ever happening.