Manchester United exec refuses to pass trophy to women's Euros star because it's 'really heavy'
Fans have branded comments made by a Man United executive as 'sexist' and 'embarrassing' after he told a star player he wouldn't hand a trophy to her because it was 'really heavy.'
Taking to Twitter, Shiels apologised to the England international and her teammates, saying he was 'mortified' by the offence caused and 'upset' that his comments were misconstrued.The clip has been viewed over 600,000 times on Twitter, with Manchester United podcaster Conner Roberts calling the comment 'unnecessary'.
And another labelled it 'casual sexism', adding it was a 'poor' way to treat the player. In the clip, the England Euro 2022 winner can be seen smiling as host Geoff Shreeves said: "I'm sure you can take it quite happily can't you?". "Last night I had the honour of presenting Alessia Russo with the Women’s Goal of the Season award at the Manchester United end-of-season awards ceremony," he wrote. "I made a comment about the weight of the trophy which I know has caused offence.
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