Greg Dyke will be the next chairman of the FA.
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Greg Dyke will become the new chairman of the Football Association, after his nomination was unanimously approved by the organisation's board. He will succeed David Bernstein, who is to leave the post in July after two and a half years in the job – subject to approval by the FA Council.
Dyke, 65, has previously served as director general of the BBC and managing director of London Weekend Television, but also has a significant background in football. In the late 90s, he was a director of Manchester United, and has been non-executive chairman of Brentford – his childhood club – since 2006.
Quoted on the FA website, Dyke said: "Football has always been a big part of my life whether playing 11-a-side on Sunday mornings or six-a-side on Thursday evenings. 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.
"I still turn out to play six-a-side some Thursday evenings although at my age I seem to spend more time injured than playing. I supported my local team Brentford as a kid where my elder brother was a junior, watched York City while at university and followed Manchester United whenever I could
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013...ll-association
So Dyke, chairman of the FA. David Gill heading towards a position on the executive position at UEFA. Next step? Get Fergie onto FIFA?