Quote of the Day
"I was brought up in a household where my father was much more interested in whether or not you had won at football than whether you had passed your exams. In my case that was just as well."-- Greg Dyke, proposed candidate to replace David Bernstein as FA chairman. (LONDON TIMES, 3/21)
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Greg Dyke Takes FA Helm
Greg Dyke, 65, has been named the new Football Association chairman.
Former BBC Dir General Greg Dyke "is to become the next chairman of the Football Association," according to to Ashling O'Connor of the LONDON TIMES. The 65-year-old has been proposed by the FA exec board as "the preferred candidate to take over from David Bernstein as independent chairman." His appointment, subject to ratification by the FA council, "will be seen as striking a balance between the competitive tensions within football between the grassroots and profressional games."
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