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Football: Manchester United flies to Leicester for a ... 10 minute journey

2021-10-19T04:52:20.207Z


LE SCAN SPORT - The English club have opted for aerial flight to play a match in Leicester, located just 160 kilometers away. A choice much criticized in England.


Defeated 4-2 at Leicester in the Premier League, the club Manchester United found themselves under an avalanche of criticism this weekend. Not for his disappointing performance but more for the management of his trip to the East Midlands region. Leicester may be only 160 km from the city of the Red Devils, the Mancunian club preferred to use the plane than the bus or the train to get there with a private flight of ten minutes to the key. This choice provoked incomprehension and anger among Internet users who did not protest against this arm of honor in the fight against global warming and the protection of the planet.

Faced with this outcry, the English club wanted to react by highlighting its operations in favor of the environment and by evoking the exceptional circumstances of the weekend.

Club management has indicated that the highway that the bus was to take was closed on Saturday.

For this type of trip, the team usually takes the train or the road, the leaders said.

The club highlights its actions for the protection of the planet

The club also said it is committed to "

raising awareness of how people can contribute to a cleaner and more sustainable future for the planet."

The Red Devils listed the various actions in this area, claiming that since 2008, they had reduced their carbon footprint by 2,700 tonnes, the equivalent of what 540 homes reject for a year. Manchester United are also pleased to have received a “green” certification, the Carbon Trust Standard, for the sixth year in a row, being the first Premier League club to be so distinguished. Finally, the club let it be known that it is heating the buildings and facilities of the club with certified green electricity.

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