London (AFP) – The English Football Association on Wednesday announced they will back Michael van Praag in the race to replace Michel Platini as UEFA president. Van Praag, the president of the Dutch FA, is competing with Slovenian Aleksander Ceferin, after Spain's Angel Maria Villar Llona quit the contest on Tuesday. The 68-year-old will discover […]

London (AFP) – Greg Clarke has been confirmed as the new chairman of the English Football Association, the governing body said on Wednesday. Clarke takes over as the permanent successor to Greg Dyke after being approved by the FA Board on July 22. The 48-year-old's appointment was formally ratified by a full meeting of the […]

London (AFP) – A former chairman of England's governing Football Association has said the organisation has "failed" over the last 10 years because of its "amateur structure". England's humiliating exit from Euro 2016 at the hands of rank outsiders Iceland sparked the resignation of manager Roy Hodgson and led to a fresh bout of soul-searching […]

Bayern Munich head coach Pep Guardiola walked out of his Friday press conference following repeated questions from regarding his future at the club. Guardiola has yet to sign an extension with the Bundesliga champions, and his contract is set to expire at the end of the season. Despite winning the German league twice in his first […]

Diego Costa has been banned for three matches after the Chelsea striker was found guilty of violent conduct. The Football Association has announced that an independent regulatory commission ruled that Costa deliberately stamped on the ankle of Liverpool's Emre Can in Tuesday night's Capital One Cup semi-final second leg. Costa and Chelsea have no right […]

In response to The FA retrospectively charging Diego Costa for violent conduct from the Chelsea-Liverpool League Cup semi-final on Tuesday, Costa has decided to contest the decision with the full backing of Chelsea Football Club. The charge is a result of the perceived intentional stamp by Costa on Liverpool's Emre Can. Now, the ball is in The FA's court. […]

The draw for the FA Cup Third Round has been made, and there are a number of glamor ties drawn including Manchester United vs Yeovil or Accrington, a rematch of the 2014 FA Cup final with Arsenal playing Hull, AFC Wimbledon vs Liverpool, Sunderland vs Leeds United, Blyth Spartans vs Birmingham City and many more. The […]

The Football Association has contacted Swansea City manager Garry Monk to seek his observations in relation to post-match comments he made following his side's 2-1 loss to Stoke City on Sunday. Following the match, Monk branded referee Michael Oliver's decision to award Stoke City a penalty "a disgrace" after it appeared Victor Moses had dived, […]

On Tuesday, England FA chairman Greg Dyke will give evidence to members of Parliament regarding the bidding process for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Qatar defeated bids from the United States, Japan, Australia and South Korea to win the 2022 vote. Dyke has urged FIFA to conduct a re-vote for the tournament; Japan and […]

British authorities are uncovering more and more evidence of potential match fixing in English football. The latest arrests stem from alleged match-fixing in the Championship, England’s second tier league. Just days ago many pundits were dismissing the previous round of arrests around match-fixing to be” isolated” and “simply in the semi-professional ranks.” Monday’s arrests should […]

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has gone on the attack against the Football Association, and has expressed frustration that the league is being blamed for England's failures at European Championships and World Cup tournaments. According to The Guardian newspaper, Scudamore said: "It frustrates me enormously because it is so palpably not true. We are putting on […]

Chelsea's John Terry refused to shake hands with Football Association Chairman David Bernstein today in a ceremony in London to hand over the UEFA Champions League trophy to the FA. "It's a difficult one for me – he went and spoke about me in the court case," Terry told Sky Sports News, referring to the […]