L’attaquant anglais a prouvé la saison dernière à Getafe qu’il restait un footballeur talentueux mais son arrivée a divisé la base de supporters de l’OM
Un accord pour un joueur de son calibre, qui serait normalement hors de portée d’une équipe marseillaise aux finances relativement modestes
- Every religion has its different factions, however, and both the club and the city have a penchant for chaos. Hardly surprising, then, that the Greenwood transfer has created such controversy. Having been starved of tangible success for more than a decade
- The Man Utd forward saw charges of attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm against him discontinued in February, but the accusations certainly haven’t been forgotten. Progressive women’s rights are advocated for strongly in Marseille, although diversity brings with it different attitudes across different communities, and there is significant disharmony surrounding the topic of Greenwood’s arrival
- But while it is home to people of all walks of life, the main religion is its football club. The badge is literally inescapable – graffitied on every wall, worn proudly on replica shirts and tattooed on chests and limbs, and the imposing Stade Velodrome forms part of the skyline
- There is a strong risk, in my opinion, of undoing the links that OM took years to create by building relationships of trust with charitable bodies, particularly local ones. For example, I know that several organisations defending women’s rights in Marseille
