Newcastle sporting director Dan Ashworth to leave amid links to Man United

FILE - Dan Ashworth attends a press conference on May 20, 2019. Dan Ashworth has worked in the shadows in English soccer for more than a decade, instilling a so-called “DNA” into its improving national teams and then shaping the growth and philosophy of Premier League clubs Brighton and Newcastle. Now Ashworth could be handed maybe his biggest task yet: Overseeing the reboot of fallen giant Manchester United. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)