English Football Association head Greg Dyke to stand down in July

LONDON (Reuters) - English Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has said he will not seek re-election when his current term ends in July.

English Football Association head Greg Dyke to stand down in July

(Reuters)





The 68-year-old had said he would stand for a further year but said on Thursday that opposition to proposed governance reform to the FA council had caused him to reconsider.

"What I now see is that even if we get the reform through (which will be a difficult and divisive process although essential), I am probably not the best person to pick up the pieces following the inevitable discord," he said in a statement.

Dyke, a prominent opponent of FIFA president Sepp Blatter during the recent corruption scandal within world football's governing body, took over from David Bernstein in 2013.





(Reporting by Toby Davis; editing by Dominic Evans)


Share

1 min read

Published

Updated

Source: Reuters



Share this with family and friends


Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Download our apps
SBS News
SBS Audio
SBS On Demand

Listen to our podcasts
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world