"In response to the billionaire industrialist and Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe's historically, economically and culturally illiterate and deeply offensive remark that the UK is being colonised by immigrants, it was fitting that he should be rebuked, albeit only implicitly, in a statement issued by the football club amid a tsunami of condemnation from politicians, club supporters and anti-racist groups (Jim Ratcliffe apologises for choice of language' after saying immigrants colonising' UK, 12 February)."
"As a lifelong Manchester United fan, I have no doubt that Ratcliffe has brought the game into disrepute and sullied the club's reputation. His vile comments constitute a failure of moral leadership and a betrayal of the club's proud and pivotal role in the anti-racism work of Kick It Out, making him wholly unfit to be co-owner of a club with an unparalleled global fanbase, including in Africa and Asia."
Jim Ratcliffe described immigrants as 'colonising' the UK, a historically, economically and culturally illiterate and deeply offensive remark. Manchester United implicitly rebuked him amid widespread condemnation from politicians, supporters and anti-racist groups. The Football Association is investigating the comments. The remark brought the game into disrepute, sullied the club's reputation, and represents a failure of moral leadership that betrays the club's role in anti-racism work with Kick It Out. Ratcliffe is portrayed as wholly unfit to be co-owner of a club with an unparalleled global fanbase, including in Africa and Asia. Herman Ouseley's anti-racism leadership is cited for contrast.
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