ENGLISH football’s first winter break will take place in 2020, the FA has confirmed. Wembley chief executive Martin Glenn revealed Prem bosses will re-write their rule-book to prevent clubs taking advantage of the gap by going on money-making overseas trips. Glenn is convinced the result will be better performances by English sides in the Champions […]
BLUNDERING FA bigwigs listed Harry Kane as one of the World Cup’s heaviest players. Red-faced officials gave the wrong data to Fifa, meaning the England captain’s weight was logged on the official squad list as 98kg (15st 6lb). That made Kane — who is only 89kg (14st) — the joint-second heaviest player of the 32 […]
THE FA will give the green light to implement a mid-season Premier League break within two weeks, according to reports. The governing body’s chief executive Martin Glenn has admitted it will go ahead with plans “very soon”. But Sky Sports claim the move will be ratified within a fortnight. The FA, Premier League and EFL […]
FA chairman Greg Clarke has vehemently denied he will be “selling the soul” of English football if Fulham owner Shahid Khan buys Wembley. Clarke and FA chief executive Martin Glenn are driving the proposed £1billion sale of the national stadium. The FA high command want to plough £500m of the revenue into an endowment fund […]
FA CHIEFS face a Commons grilling by MPs over the planned sale of Wembley Stadium. Chief executive Martin Glenn and chairman Greg Clarke are keen to sell the National Stadium to Fulham owner Shahid Khan in a deal worth £1billion. They have pledged to ringfence £500m of the sale proceeds to spend on grassroots football […]