New FA Chairman Defends Premier League
David Bernstein, the new chairman of the Football Association, has defended his Premier League counterpart Sir Dave Richards following criticism of the latter’s governance of the sport.
Bernstein launched a defence of the Premier League executive after ex-FA chairman Lord Triesman accused Richards of making changes to England’s football system ‘impossible’.
Triesman, who left the job after two and a half years, made his feelings known after appearing before a Parliamentary select committee investigating the running of the national game.
His predecessor to the job, however, has described no such problems: ‘There’s a mutuality of interest where the good of the national game is in all interests. Sir Dave Richards has been extremely co-operative’.
Bernstein also added: ‘When I spoke to the FA Council two weeks ago I presented five main themes, one of which was relationships. It is very important to work and improve relationships in and out of the UK.’
