For the first time since his departure from England in 2023, Mason Greenwood faced an English team, Newcastle (2-1 victory for OM), Tuesday evening in the Champions League. A necessarily special meeting for the former Mancunian, who has become one of the most hated men in his country.
And for good reason. The 24-year-old attacker was accused of domestic violence and attempted rape by Harriet Robson, his partner, with supporting video. Images that terrorized England, which never forgave Greenwood. Unlike his partner, who withdrew her complaint and remained in a relationship with him.
If the Marseillais has not been sanctioned legally, he has become unwanted across the Channel, to the point that he will probably never wear the Three Lions jersey again. Which already represents a “ huge penalty », according to Bertrand Latour.
“All his life, he will pay for this mistake”
“It’s certain that if there weren’t these stories, he wouldn’t be at OM, he wouldn’t have been a Getafe player. He was promised at the very highest level in England. The precocity of his accession was also impressive. In any case, he is already penalized by what happened to him, otherwise he would not be a Marseille player. But these are delicate subjects because it raises the question of the life sentence”estimated the journalist on the Canal Champions Club set.
And to add: “ That is to say that all his life, he will pay for this error, an error which has not been condemned by the courts, since for the rest of his life he will no longer be able to play for the English team. This is already a huge sanction. Afterwards should Marseille have taken it or not taken it, it is very difficult to answer. But I think that De Zerbi’s comments are still clumsy because the images were impressive. I understand that he wants to defend his player, but we have seen the images. »
