FA chairman Greg Dyke set to resign from position in July as reforms ignored

GREG DYKE will step down as Football Association chairman in July after admitting he faces a fight to force through reforms for the governing body.

 

Greg Dyke has been FA chairman since 2013

 

Dyke had initially said he would stand for a further year in office but opposition to proposed reforms from many on the FA Council and a minority of board members has made him change his mind.

The 68-year-old said "a more of a conciliatory figure than me" would be needed to pick up the pieces after the battle to get the reforms through.

Dyke is pushing for an end to the traditional 'blazers' who dominate the council with more women, more fans' representation, more people from ethnic minorities and possibly term limits to reduce the average age.

 

He said: "I had already decided that if no reform was possible I was going to leave anyway this summer.

"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."

Dyke, a former BBC director-general, has been FA chairman since July 2013 during which time he became an outspoken critic of FIFA under Sepp Blatter. As well as attempting to modernise the FA he has also pursued policies aimed at increasing the number of English players in the Premier League.