Manchester United’s Ed Woodward got one day’s notice of Super League launch

• Executive vice-chairman not part of final discussions
• He resigned after deciding he could not support project

Ed Woodward became aware of the European Super League’s launch only a day before its announcement, with Manchester United’s executive vice-chairman not part of that aspect of the decision-making process, the Guardian understands.

Woodward, a European Club Association board member until the start of this week, was not kept abreast of developments in the final days before the controversial project was confirmed on Sunday with United’s co-chairman Joel Glazer as one of its most senior figures.

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