Palios sees 'firm foundations' at the FA

New Football Association chief executive Mark Palios is relishing the chance of taking charge at Soho Square even though he was only second choice for the job.

As expected, Palios was confirmed as Adam Crozier’s successor yesterday, just a week after preferred candidate Peter Littlewood withdrew his interest in the £400,000-a-year (€568,000) role when he learned of dissenting voices within the FA’s 12-man executive board.