"In the coming days, Sir Jim Ratcliffe should discover if the Football Association's legal team has decided the Manchester United co-owner brought the game into disrepute with his comments on immigration last week, which sparked condemnation from the government and beyond. The governing body could decide his remarks reached the threshold required for him to be charged with a breach of its rules, it could write to the billionaire to remind him of his responsibilities, or it could choose to take no action at all."
"Regardless of the fact Ratcliffe also received support in some quarters for raising the issue of immigration in his interview with Sky News, the fact United felt the need to issue a statement that read like a public rebuke towards their own co-owner was a sign of the dismay felt at Old Trafford - along with concern at the potential cost of the backlash his words provoked."
The Football Association's legal team will decide whether Sir Jim Ratcliffe's immigration remarks brought the game into disrepute and whether to charge him, issue a reminder, or take no action. Ratcliffe claimed the UK had been 'colonised by immigrants' while citing incorrect population data, a comment that sparked government condemnation and broader backlash. Manchester United issued a statement asserting inclusive and welcoming values to distance the club from the co-owner. Ratcliffe later apologised for his choice of language and said controlled, well-managed immigration supporting economic growth should be raised. Some figures supported his raising of the issue, but the Glazer shareholders were reportedly horrified and viewed the remarks as showing disregard for their ownership.
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