Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Brandon Williams during his time at Manchester United (file pic).Alamy Stock Photo FreeComeback Ex-Man United player keen to return after considering quitting football Brandon Williams has taken a break from the game since being released last summer. 5.30pm, 4 Apr 2025 Share options FORMER MANCHESTER United defender Brandon Williams has revealed he considered quitting football but is now keen to return. The 24-year-old has taken a break from the game since being released by United last summer. He is currently awaiting sentence after pleading guilty to dangerous driving and driving without third-party insurance at Chester Crown Court last month. Williams crashed his car while driving in an erratic manner and at speeds of up to 99mph near Handforth, Cheshire, with a balloon at his mouth on 20 August, 2023, according to the Crown Prosecution service (CPS). Left-back Williams has not played a competitive game since December 2023, when he was on loan at Ipswich. Advertisement Speaking on ‘Fozcast’, a podcast featuring former United and England goalkeeper Ben Foster, Williams said: “I wasn’t happy to sit out for a season. I was prepared to have a break, I just didn’t know how long that break was going to be or how long I needed that break for. “When looking back now, I don’t know where I’d be if I didn’t have the break. I don’t think I would even be training now. I literally think I would have just…” When asked if he would have finished with football, he said: “Yes, I think so.” Williams, who also had a spell on loan at Norwich during the 2021-22 campaign, added that the attention he received after breaking into the United first team in 2019 “just got too much for me”. “I just lost all of normality, I couldn’t do things,” he said. “You get people following you.” He is now training in the hope of finding a way back into the game but admitted he has not spoken to his agent for “maybe a year”. He added that he has received interest from other clubs in England, Europe and the United States. Press Association View 5 comments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Ex-Man United player keen to return after considering quitting football”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “Ex-Man United player keen to return after considering quitting football”. 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