Sir Jim Ratcliffe Is A Hypocrite – Gary Lineker

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is a hypocrite for his UK immigrants comment, Gary Lineker has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, he found it strange that an economic migrant like Ratcliffe would utter such nonsense despite living in Monaco to avoid paying taxes in the UK.

Lineker added that the fact that MUFC currently employs several players from abroad makes Jim’s comment completely absurd.

His words, “The hypocrisy I find difficult. Obviously, Keir Starmer has called for him to make an apology; whether he will or not remains to be seen. I watched it and the hypocrisy really – the guy’s a migrant himself, an economic migrant, [because] he lives in Monaco. You can have a gripe all you like, but at least be here, pay taxes, and contribute to our society.

I would say a lot of these migrants who come in contribute enormously and facts show you that in terms of revenue and paid tax. Whereas Jim out there, in Monaco, is doing everything he can to avoid paying tax, I would suggest. Also, you’re one of the owners of Manchester United, a club that has a lot of players from overseas.

When he’s talking about colonised with immigrants, is it OK that you’re a white person living abroad, not a brown or black person? I don’t know, only he can answer that question.

Lots and lots of my friends who support United have come on and said similar things to what I’m saying now, they’re very disappointed. Look at the story of [how] Amad [Diallo] has ended up here. So I find it deeply concerning that an owner of a football club can say that sort of thing.”

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Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division in the English football league system.

Nicknamed the Red Devils, they were founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, but changed their name to Manchester United in 1902. After a spell playing in Clayton, Manchester, the club moved to their current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910.

Alex Ferguson and his assistant Archie Knox arrived from Aberdeen on the day of Atkinson’s dismissal, and guided the club to an 11th-place finish in the league. Despite a second-place finish in 1987–88, the club was back in 11th place the following season. Reportedly on the verge of being dismissed, Ferguson’s job was saved by victory over Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup final.

The following season, Manchester United claimed their first UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup title. That triumph allowed the club to compete in the European Super Cup for the first time, where United beat European Cup holders Red Star Belgrade 1–0 at Old Trafford. The club appeared in two consecutive League Cup finals in 1991 and 1992 the left and the right, but he’s not got any sense of danger yet, and empties the midfield area too readily.