In an interview with Bloomberg, Sir Jim Ratcliffe (owner of the Manchester United club and businessman) admitted that he decided to focused on the men's football team rather than help as well the women's team. It was said that the women's team were to move in portable buildings so the men's team could use facilities during renovation. Even though the women's facility opened last summer, men are said to have the priority access throughout next season (2024/25).

 

Here are some comment that Ratcliffe said during this interview :

"Well they've JUST won the FA Cup"

"We’ve been pretty much focused on how do we resolve the first-team issues, in that environment, and that’s been pretty full time for the first six months.”(First Team being the men's team)

 

After this declaration, some players were reported to potentially leave the club : Mary Earps, Katie Zelem, Nikita Parris,... (maybe more to come)

 

This petition is call for help and justice toward the Manchester United Women's Team who do not deserve such a treatment. It is not because the women's team has not shown the result we wanted that it is okay to just throw the team away. We are in 2024, and women should have the same possibilities and opportunities as men in sport but also in the world in general. WE CAN CHANGE THIS by showing our support to the club and to our women players !!