Governance
Scottish FA reveal new Chief Executive
Wed 28th Jul 2010 | Governance
The Scottish FA has announced the appointment of Stewart Regan as Chief Executive. The 46-year-old joins after four years as Chief Executive of The Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Previously, Stewart...
The FA's Head of Marketing Quits
Tue 13th Jul 2010 | Governance
Simon Freedman, Head of Marketing at The Football Association has revealed he is to quit. Freedman’s resignation means The FA have now lost three senior executives in a matter of months after...
ECA meets EU Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou
Thu 8th Jul 2010 | Governance
A European Club Association (ECA) delegation, led by Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and General Secretary Michele Centenaro met with Androulla Vassiliou, the EU Commissioner responsible for Sport, in...
Sir Trevor Brooking hails future blueprint
Wed 7th Jul 2010 | Governance
Sir Trevor Brooking has hailed a new blueprint for the future of football as vital if England are to develop world-class players. A new 275-page technical guide called 'The Future Game' has been...
IFA president to resign
Tue 6th Jul 2010 | Governance
Irish Football Association (IFA) are expecting to confirm the resignations of President Raymond Kennedy and his deputy David Martin. A unanimous vote by their own executive board of directors came...
Fabio Capello is to continue as England manager
Fri 2nd Jul 2010 | Governance
The Football Association has confirmed that Fabio Capello will stay on as England Manager. The Italian, 64, found himself under pressure following a disastrous World Cup campaign that saw England...
Scottish Premier League asked to consider winter break
Wed 30th Jun 2010 | Governance
The Scottish Football Association has been called to look again at introducing a winter break by Motherwell Football Club Manager Craig Brown. Speaking to the BBC, Brown says that the football...
Salisbury City FC lose appeal over two division demotion
Thu 10th Jun 2010 | Governance
Salisbury City Football Club have lost their appeal against a two division demotion and will start the new season in the Southern Premier League the BBC has reported. Salisbury broke Football...
Alex Horne is appointed as General Secretary of The FA Group.
Thu 27th May 2010 | Governance
The Football Association Board today appointed Alex Horne as General Secretary of The FA Group with immediate effect. He takes up this permanent role as the senior executive of the organisation having...
New sports minister wants football reform
Wed 19th May 2010 | Governance
New sports minister Hugh Robertson has warned England’s football authorities that they must reform their governance and power structures or face the prospect of external regulation. Robertson...
Triesman quits as England's 2018 bid is thrown into jeopardy
Mon 17th May 2010 | Governance
Lord Triesman resigned as chairman of both The Football Association and England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup.. An article in the Mail on Sunday reported that he suggested Spain could drop...
Prestigious award for Premier League
Wed 21st Apr 2010 | Governance
The Premier League has won the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category. The Premier League has been recognised by Her Majesty The Queen for its outstanding contribution to...
Scottish FA Chief Executive quits
Tue 20th Apr 2010 | Governance
Gordon Smith's three-year reign as chief executive of the Scottish Football Association came to a dramatic and unexpected end yesterday when he resigned for what were described as personal reasons...
Premier League to enforce stronger financial controls
Mon 19th Apr 2010 | Governance
The financial collapse of Portsmouth Football Club has prompted the Premier League to consider instituting stronger financial regulations reports the Telegraph. The new rules were discussed at the...
Premier League to get tough on 'unfit' owners
Fri 16th Apr 2010 | Governance
The Premier League has moved to introduce tough new measures to flush out potentially “unfit” club investors in the wake of growing criticism over poor ownership and spiralling debt...
UNITED FANS KICK-OFF ELECTION CAMPAIGN TONIGHT
Thu 15th Apr 2010 | Governance
On the day that the leaders of the three main political parties are to meet in Manchester to go head-to-head in the first ever live televised debate in a UK General Election, the Manchester United...
SPL CEO open to changes in league structure
Wed 14th Apr 2010 | Governance
Scottish Premier League chief executive Neil Doncaster insists he would be open to changes to the league structure following criticism of the controversial split. Rangers and Motherwell are among...
Spain's footballers set to go on strike
Tue 6th Apr 2010 | Governance
It’s reported that the Spanish footballers’ association will decide whether to go on strike next weekend over the thorny issues of club debts and unpaid wages. According to the Times...
Football regulation on the agenda
Fri 26th Mar 2010 | Governance
The idea of a football regulator is back on the agenda, and from a rather unlikely source, Conservative shadow culture minister Hugh Robertson. He advanced the idea on a 'sports ministers special' on...
Portsmouth granted permission to sell players outside of transfer window
Wed 24th Mar 2010 | Governance
The Premier League have granted Portsmouth permission to sell players outside of the transfer window with conditions. The Premier League Board meeting that convened last week to consider the...
The FA appoint Alex Horne as acting-CEO
Wed 24th Mar 2010 | Governance
Alex Horne has been appointed as acting chief executive following Ian Watmore's resignation from the Football Association. Watmore stepped down from the position despite having been in the post for...
The FA meet to discuss Watmore's resignation
Tue 23rd Mar 2010 | Governance
The surprise resignation of the Football Association’s Chief Executive, Ian Watmore has prompted an emergency meeting at noon today by the members of the board. After just nine months in charge,...
MLS players union reaches agreement to avert strike action
Mon 22nd Mar 2010 | Governance
NEW YORK -- Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Major League Soccer Players Union (MLSPU) today announced that they have reached agreement in principle on the terms of a new collective bargaining...
SPL to examine European league structure for expansion plans
Tue 16th Mar 2010 | Governance
The Scottish Premier League will examine league structures around Europe before putting a blueprint for change to the clubs. SPL chief executive Neil Doncaster recently raised the prospect of the...
Greg Clarke announced as new Football League Chairman
Fri 12th Mar 2010 | Governance
Greg Clarke, the former Chief Executive of Cable & Wireless Communications PLC, has been appointed by the Board of The Football League to succeed Lord Mawhinney as its Chairman. The appointment of...
SPL expansion favoured by clubs
Fri 5th Mar 2010 | Governance
It’s been reported that the Scottish Premier League may consider expansion of the leaue from 12 to 16 teams. Neil Doncaster, chief executive of the SPL, spoke about this possibility during the...
ARE YOU LOSING IT?
Thu 4th Mar 2010 | Governance
New FA Respect films put the spotlight on abusive players and parents 02 March 2010: The latest campaign in the Football Association’s Respect programme will be unveiled at Wembley during the...
General agreement reached on Financial Fair Play measures
Wed 3rd Mar 2010 | Governance
Representatives from 92 member clubs attended the successful European Club Association’s (ECA) March General Assembly in Manchester. Financial Fair Play After two days of meetings and...
Fans tell MEPS – we are football!
Thu 25th Feb 2010 | Governance
Supporters Direct and fans’ groups across Europe on Tuesday received a big ‘thumbs up’ from Europe’s politicians at the first organised lobby of the European Parliament by...
Portsmouth ask for permission to sell players outside of transfer window.
Thu 18th Feb 2010 | Governance
Breaking News Portsmouth Football Club have reportedly asked the Premier League for permission to sell players outside of the transfer window. The club, who submitted a statement of affairs to the...
England Women's coach accepts honorary membership to the LMA
Tue 16th Feb 2010 | Governance
The League Managers Association (LMA) is pleased to announce that Hope Powell OBE has accepted honorary membership of the association. Ms Powell is the coach of the England women’s national...
Chester City suspended by the Conference for seven days
Fri 12th Feb 2010 | Governance
Chester have been suspended from the Conference Premier for seven days after being unable to fulfill fixtures against Forest Green and Wrexham. The players did not arrive for Tuesday's match at Forest...
ECA Roundtable with Members of the European Parliament
Wed 3rd Feb 2010 | Governance
The European Clubs Association (ECA) today (3 rd Feb) held a roundtable with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in Brussels. The aim of the meeting was to present ECA and engage with MEPs on...
