Dyke Not Seeking Re-election As FA Chairman

The Football Association (FA) chairman Greg Dyke will stand down from his position after deciding not to stand for re-election at the end of his term in June.

Dyke was appointed to the role in 2013 and had indicated he intended to stay on in the summer for another year until he reached 70 – the mandatory age according to the FA rulebook.

He stated that it was opposition to proposed reforms from some FA councillors and a section of board members that had made him reconsider continuing.

The former BBC director general succeeded David Bernstein and has said he would “fight” to convince the FA council to see a “much needed, long overdue reform programme”.

In a statement, he said: “In early January I announced I would stand as chairman of the FA for a further year although I wasn’t certain this was the right decision for either the FA or me.”

“I had already decided that if no reform was possible I was going to leave anyway this summer, a position I had shared with a number of colleagues.

“What I now see is that even if we get the reform through, I am probably not the best person to pick up the pieces following the inevitable discord.”

The FA also announced Amanda Docherty as its new communications director following Scott Field’s departure from the governing body to join the British Olympic Association.

Docherty will lead the communications division following 12 years as the communications chief at Arsenal FC and being part of the senior executive management team.

As a member of the FA’s senior management team, working into CEO Martin Glenn she will assume overall communications responsibility for the organisation.

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