A worker at Old Trafford has been dismissed for breaching Manchester United's dress and appearance code (on the Manchester Evening News website). During a match, part-time kiosk worker and student Jerry Vyse took the somewhat unwise decision to don a green and gold scarf, which has become synonymous with protests against the ownership of the club by the Glazer family.
Vyse was cheered on by supporters when he put the scarf on at half time during Manchester United's game with AC Milan, but was told by a supervisor to leave when he refused to remove it. The green and gold colours were worn by the works team of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway depot at Newton Heath, a football club that was formed in 1878 and would later become Manchester United. The scarves are worn by thousands of supporters as a protest symbol during match days.
Ironically, AC Milan player and former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham made headlines on the same night for putting the green and gold scarf on at the end of the match (on the Guardian website).
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