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FA reform: Former chiefs say 'elderly white men' block change
The Football Association is outdated, held back by "elderly white men" and unable to counter the power of the Premier League, say five former executives of the governing body.
David Bernstein, David Davies, Greg Dyke, Alex Horne and David Triesman say the FA has failed to "self-reform".
The five have asked Parliament's Culture, Media and Sport committee to propose legislation to reform the FA.
Committee chairman Damian Collins MP has said "time has run out" for the FA.
"It may well move us to redressing the woeful lack of English players or managers and the embarrassing failures of our national team for the past 50 years," the five conclude in a letter to Mr Collins.
Among the points made by the five former FA executives are:
The Premier League's financial power has a knock-on effect "right through the football pyramid".
The FA is compelled to contribute tens of millions of pounds to the Premier League, rather than the grassroots of the game.
The majority of those in senior positions are under-qualified to deal with the complexities of the FA structures.
The FA Board is neither an independent board nor an independent regulator.
FA reform: Former chiefs say 'elderly white men' block change
The Football Association is outdated, held back by "elderly white men" and unable to counter the power of the Premier League, say five former executives of the governing body.
David Bernstein, David Davies, Greg Dyke, Alex Horne and David Triesman say the FA has failed to "self-reform".
The five have asked Parliament's Culture, Media and Sport committee to propose legislation to reform the FA.
Committee chairman Damian Collins MP has said "time has run out" for the FA.
"It may well move us to redressing the woeful lack of English players or managers and the embarrassing failures of our national team for the past 50 years," the five conclude in a letter to Mr Collins.
Among the points made by the five former FA executives are:
The Premier League's financial power has a knock-on effect "right through the football pyramid".
The FA is compelled to contribute tens of millions of pounds to the Premier League, rather than the grassroots of the game.
The majority of those in senior positions are under-qualified to deal with the complexities of the FA structures.
The FA Board is neither an independent board nor an independent regulator.