Man Utd Co-Owner Forced to Apologise for Immigration Remart
12th February 2026
Jim Ratcliffe, co-owner of the football team Manchester United, has apologised for his previous comments claiming Britain is “colonised” by immigrants after facing backlash from the political left for his views.
Radcliffe issued a statement expressing regret over his remarks, saying, “I am sorry that my choice of language has offended some people in the UK and Europe … It is important to raise the issue of controlled and well-managed immigration that supports economic growth.”
Note that he didn’t retract his remarks; he merely expressed regret that ‘some people’ were offended. This is the non-apology ‘apology’ people put out when they aren’t really apologizing but want to appear polite.
The Football Association (FA) launched an investigation into his comments to see if they breach the organisation’s ‘hate speech’ policies, despite the apology. Another statement by Ratcliffe—”You can’t have an economy with nine million people on benefits and huge levels of immigrants coming in”—is also under evaluation for potentially breaching the FA’s policies.
He still may get cancelled, since the Football Association appears to have some pretty Woke rules in place. If I where him, I’d look to sell his interest in the team and focus on other hobbies.