Mason Greenwood

During his second season at Marseille, L'Équipe describes a profound deterioration in relations between Greenwood, successive coaching staff and sporting management, particularly Medhi Benatia. In May 2026, a training session is interrupted following another incident of tension. Greenwood ultimately leaves OM for Fenerbahçe in July 2026.

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Following the Champions League qualifying play-off second leg between Lyon and Fenerbahçe, UEFA opens and concludes disciplinary proceedings involving Mason Greenwood, among others. He receives a 30,000-euro fine and a one-match suspension for breaching fundamental rules of decent conduct. The entire suspension is suspended for one year.

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Getafe signs Greenwood on loan following his sporting departure from Manchester United. The decision is criticised in Spain by an organisation specialising in domestic violence and some commentators, amid a national debate on violence against women. His return to the pitch also provokes hostile reactions from some opposing supporters.

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When Olympique de Marseille negotiates and then finalises Greenwood's transfer, Mayor Benoît Payan publicly calls on the club to withdraw, while supporters and organisations combating violence against women contest his arrival. OM nevertheless completes the transfer in July 2024.

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Greenwood is arrested in January 2022 following online publication of material giving rise to allegations. Manchester United suspends him. In October 2022, he is charged with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. On 2 February 2023, the Crown Prosecution Service drops all charges: the withdrawal of key witnesses and new evidence mean there is no longer a realistic prospect of conviction. Nike had meanwhile ended its sponsorship and EA had removed him from certain versions of FIFA 22.

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Following the discontinuance of proceedings, Manchester United conducts a six-month internal investigation. Reports that the club is considering reinstatement provoke strong opposition, notably from female supporters and organisations working on violence against women. United ultimately announces that Greenwood will continue his career elsewhere.

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Following his England debut in Reykjavik, Mason Greenwood and Phil Foden breach quarantine rules by meeting women outside the national team's health bubble. They are sent home from the squad and Icelandic police fine each of them 250,000 Icelandic krónur. Greenwood makes a public apology.

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An old Snapchat video shows Greenwood inhaling nitrous oxide from a balloon. The footage becomes public days after his dismissal from the England squad for breaching Covid rules.

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Manchester United reprimands Greenwood over punctuality problems following several reported late arrivals. The episode comes shortly after the Iceland and nitrous oxide controversies.

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