Permi Jhooti was a member of Europe’s first professional women’s team in 2000, her story was a motivation for the film Bend it Like Beckham
Mr Greenwood was due to go on trial in November for attempted rape, assault, and coercive and controlling behaviour. But the charges against him were dropped in February, with the Crown Prosecution Service saying that “the withdrawal of key witnesses and new material that came to light meant there was no longer a realistic prospect of conviction”.
Manchester United said they had gathered “extensive evidence and context not in the public domain” and spoke to “numerous people with direct involvement or knowledge of the case”. They have also been planning to consult their women’s team. Ms Jhooti said that misogyny remains too prevalent among fans attending men’s football matches and that team rivalries are often an excuse for women to be abused in threatening ways.
She said: “When Man United played Arsenal in the FA Cup final in Wales [in 2005], my Arsenal friend gave me a ticket and an Arsenal shirt to wear. Afterwards I was going to Manchester to meet my husband, so I rocked up on a Manchester train with this Arsenal shirt on. I walked on and this guy said: ‘Are you f**king taking the piss, love? If you get on this train, we’re gonna rape you.’”
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