ENGLISH FA chairman Greg Dyke has said for the first time that the governing body will drop its backing for Michel Platini if FIFA’s ethics committee finds he behaved improperly.

Former Chelsea team doctor Eva Carneiro has broken her silence to insist the Football Association never requested she make a statement and effectively ignored some evidence in its investigation into alleged remarks made to her by Jose Mourinho.

FA chairman Greg Dyke has told officials that Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho committed “a failure of his personal judgment and public behaviour” in his criticism of team doctor Eva Carneiro, it can be revealed.

There were cheers in Abbotstown yesterday evening with FAI chief executive John Delaney describing events at Fifa headquarters in Zurich as a “good day for football”.

FIFA has announced that Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has returned a €21,700 watch he was given as a gift.

Sepp Blatter’s challenger for the FIFA presidency Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan has been hailed as a “credible” candidate to run for the position.

A whistleblower claims she was targeted by Qataris after making corruption allegations against the Qatar 2022 World Cup bid.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has rejected FA chairman Greg Dyke’s call to publish the Garcia report into allegations of corruption in World Cup bidding.

Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has called for “urgent action” by FIFA members to ensure ethics investigator Michael Garcia’s report into World Cup bidding is published in full.

FA chairman Greg Dyke has written to every Fifa executive committee member calling for "urgent action" to ensure ethics investigator Michael Garcia’s report into World Cup bidding is published in full.

FIFA’s hopes of settling the uncertainty over the World Cup hosts were dealt a serious blow after chief ethics investigator Michael Garcia challenged the decision to clear Qatar and Russia to host the 2022 and 2018 tournaments.

Football Association chairman Greg Dyke still expects the Qatar World Cup to be switched to autumn or winter.

Greg Dyke insists he will not resign as Football Association chairman after receiving a watch worth more than £16,000 but has called for an end to the culture of gifts being given to football officials.

UEFA president Michel Platini’s vision of a European Championship spread across the continent came to fruition in Geneva yesterday, as Wembley Stadium was chosen to host the climax of Euro 2020 with 12 other cities — including Dublin — joining the party.

Mediocre players from overseas are taking places in club squads that should be going to young English players, Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has claimed.

Football Association chairman Greg Dyke will back moves to bring video replays in to help referees for key decisions such as awarding penalties.

Roy Hodgson will remain as England manager until the end of Euro 2016, FA chairman Greg Dyke has said.

Roy Hodgson will remain as England manager until the end of Euro 2016, FA chairman Greg Dyke has said.

Sepp Blatter has fought back against UEFA, claiming attacks from Football Association chairman Greg Dyke and other European officials were the “most disrespectful” thing he has ever experienced.

Police in Sao Paulo fear protests may disrupt the opening match of the World Cup between hosts Brazil and Croatia at the Arena Corinthians later today.

Luis Suarez says his rehabilitation from knee surgery is going well, with the Uruguay striker on course to feature in the Group D clash with England.

England’s football chiefs rounded on FIFA president Sepp Blatter yesterday telling him he must stand down next year and that his claim racism was behind World Cup corruption allegations was "offensive and totally unacceptable".

England’s football chiefs rounded on FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Tuesday and told him that his claim that racism was behind corruption allegations was “totally unacceptable”.

The chairman of the Football Association Greg Dyke has "swanned off" to the World Cup without addressing research that shows former England striker Jeff Astle died from a brain condition normally linked to boxers, the player’s widow has said.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter is facing calls to step down amid allegations that corrupt payments were made to help Qatar win the competition to host the 2022 World Cup.

The lack of English players in Manchester City’s regular starting line-up is “pretty depressing” for the domestic game, according to Football Association chairman Greg Dyke.

Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has set a target of increasing the number of English players in the Premier League from 32% to 45% by 2022 in his England Commission report.

The Football Association suffered a £34m hit in income from broadcast rights last season, the governing body’s annual report has revealed.

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Roy Hodgson is still putting his £10 on England to win the World Cup, but Football Association chairman Greg Dyke clearly thinks the team have no chance of getting out of their “group of death”.

Fulham have yet to accept a violent conduct charge against Sascha Riether as they want clarification from the Football Association on its retrospective action rule, it is understood.

A letter of complaint from a pressure group has been sent to the Football Association demanding that England boss Roy Hodgson attend a ’race appreciation’ training course after details of a joke he told about a monkey in space were made public.

England manager Roy Hodgson has expressed his frustration and anger that his side’s achievement in reaching the World Cup earlier this week has been overshadowed by the details of a joke he told the dressing room in the qualifier against Poland.

You gotta larf. The only other option is to cry, to look ahead to next summer’s World Cup with a knowing dread and to what will, on all recent form, be another public bout of self-flagellation on the part of the England football team, its supporters and a media that feeds off the national XI like a shoal of sharks.

Roy Hodgson has been assured there is no discontent within his squad after details of a joke he told in the England dressing room found their way into the media.

First indication of the direction the week might take came early in last Sunday’s Anfield skirmishes when Tom Cleverley propelled himself into the shins of Philippe Coutinho.

The vice-president of FIFA, Jim Boyce, has told the Premier League it would have more than enough time to prepare for a winter World Cup in Qatar.

Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has warned a summer World Cup in Qatar would be more than inconvenient – it would be dangerous too.

Sheamus had the belt and an entire nation’s talent for spoofery was finally rewarded.

TEA PARTY conservatives scored their biggest political triumph with a debt-ceiling deal that cuts federal spending, but their tactics could risk a voter backlash in the 2012 elections.

Media executive Roger Parry today confirmed his interest in succeeding Charles Allen as chief executive of broadcaster ITV.

FORMER BBC director-general Greg Dyke is in talks that could lead to him running the company behind the Big Brother series, it was reported yesterday.

ITV shares made further heavy gains yesterday after reports said former BBC director general Greg Dyke may launch a £6 billion takeover bid.