Football Association And England Football Team

EDM number 329 in 2010-12, proposed by Robert Halfon on 28/06/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Sports.

That this House calls for the Football Association (FA) board to resign now; recognises that England has some brilliant players, but notes that Sven-Göran Eriksson, Steve McClaren and Fabio Capello have all produced nothing but failure; notes that all have been given hugely expensive contracts with little result; further notes that, amazingly, Capello's contract was renewed just a few weeks ago, meaning that the FA will have to shell out even more cash if, as expected, he is sacked; believes that there is no reason for the England football team to fail in this way; therefore concludes that for years England has punched well below its weight, because of the ineffective management of the Football Association; and calls for a footballing revolution at FA HQ, with the fans having much more input into decision-making.

This motion has been signed by a total of 3 MPs.