Man United to release Greenwood after investigation into criminal charges

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Manchester United announced Monday they’re releasing Mason Greenwood following a months-long internal investigation into criminal charges, including attempted rape, against the 21-year-old forward.

Greenwood was suspended by the club in January 2022 after being arrested on suspicion of rape and assault. He was further arrested in February 2022 on suspicion of threats to kill. In October 2022, prosecutors formally charged Greenwood with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behavior, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

The United Kingdom’s Crown Prosecution Service dropped all charges this past February, saying the withdrawal of key witnesses and development of new material meant there was “no longer a realistic prospect of conviction.”

United then launched their own investigation i

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