{"id":297378,"date":"2023-11-16T13:24:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T13:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=297378"},"modified":"2023-11-16T13:24:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T13:24:24","slug":"former-man-united-chief-ed-woodward-lands-new-job-at-ai-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/former-man-united-chief-ed-woodward-lands-new-job-at-ai-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Man United chief Ed Woodward lands new job at AI firm"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Former Manchester United chief Ed Woodward lands new job, 18 months after he left Old Trafford&#8230; and just a day after the impending exit of his successor Richard Arnold was confirmed<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ex-United supremo Ed Woodward has found his next job after leaving the club\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The former Red Devils CEO will now work at a sports AI company\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s a three-team title race&#8230; Toney could lead Arsenal to glory: It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Man United CEO Ed Woodward has found his next job, 18 months after he left Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>Woodward was an unpopular figure during his decade-long spell working at United between 2012 and 2022 &#8211; with fans often criticising his decisions over player recruitment and accusing him of prioritising the club&#8217;s commercial performance over its success on the pitch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now 52-year-old is preparing for a new chapter following his departure in April 2022, after the announcement he is set to join AI sports firm Sentient Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Woodward has been appointed as\u00a0a Strategic Advisor and Non-Executive Board Member for the company, which aims to revolutionise sport by providing AI technology to create analytics and content.<\/p>\n<p>He said he saw &#8216;tremendous potential&#8217; in the company, which he called a &#8216;cutting edge&#8217; figure in sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/12\/77876255-12757113-image-a-1_1700136849215.jpg\" height=\"448\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Man United chief Ed Woodward has landed his next job after leaving Old Trafford<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/12\/77876609-12757113-He_is_set_to_join_the_board_of_AI_Sports_firm_Sentient_Sports_as-a-36_1700138609184.jpg\" height=\"143\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He is set to join the board of AI Sports firm Sentient Sports as a Strategic Advisor<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I am excited to be joining the SentientSports board and working alongside Ryan [Beal, co-founder] and the team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The blend of sports and AI technology at SentientSports is truly cutting-edge. With some of the industry&#8217;s leading AI talents involved, I see tremendous potential for innovation and expanding global digital fanbases.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m thrilled to be part of such a dynamic company with the potential to revolutionise the global digital sports landscape.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Sentient Sports is a relatively new company, having been founded in 2020, claiming it has a mission to shake up sports team&#8217;s player recruitment systems by &#8216;integrating risk assurance, simulation, and forward-looking analytics&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It claims it has &#8216;earned the trust&#8217; of more than 30 professional teams &#8211; including from the Premier League &#8211; and that their AI models create a &#8216;paradigm shift in the way sports stakeholders engage and operate with data&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/12\/77876793-12757113-Woodward_was_subject_of_numerous_protests_from_United_fans_criti-a-37_1700138609185.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Woodward was subject of numerous protests from United fans criticising his leadership<\/p>\n<p>Woodward&#8217;s handling of Man United resulted in numerous protests from fans at United calling for his departure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Supporter groups often help up banners demanding his exit during a period of turbulence for United that saw Woodward attempt to guide them through a new era following Sir Alex Ferguson&#8217;s retirement in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>However, protests and uproar took a step too far in 2021 when demonstrators attacked his family home in Cheshire to vent their fury at the club&#8217;s involvement in the European Super League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Woodward&#8217;s new position comes just a day after the club announced that his successor at United &#8211; Richard Arnold &#8211; was leaving\u00a0next month, coinciding with the arrival of new stakeholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/12\/77877091-12757113-Woodward_s_new_role_comes_just_a_day_after_his_successor_Richard-a-38_1700138609185.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Woodward&#8217;s new role comes just a day after his successor Richard Arnold&#8217;s exit was confirmed<\/p>\n<p>United\u2019s top lawyer Patrick Stewart will take over on an interim basis with one of Ratcliffe\u2019s key aides, Ineos Sport chief executive Jean-Claude Blanc, viewed as a potential permanent replacement.<\/p>\n<p>As previously reported by Mail Sport, Ratcliffe\u2019s impending investment will give the British billionaire a major say in the composition of United\u2019s executive and management teams, with Arnold the first casualty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Arnold has been instrumental to United\u2019s strong commercial growth over the last decade, securing a \u00a3900million kit deal with adidas and \u00a360m shirt sponsorship with Qualcomm earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>However, he was widely criticised over the club\u2019s handling of the Mason Greenwood saga which led to the England striker joining Getafe on loan following a United U-turn.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12757113\/Former-Manchester-United-chief-Ed-Woodward-lands-new-job-sports-AI-firm-18-months-left-Old-Trafford-just-day-exit-successor-Richard-Arnold.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Manchester United chief Ed Woodward lands new job, 18 months after he left Old Trafford&#8230; 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