Caborn calls for corruption nightlead

The Football Association has been urged to take immediate action to stamp corruption out of the game by setting up a semi-autonomous body to police both agents and clubs’ financial affairs.

The call came from Sports Minister Richard Caborn on the day England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson met the FA’s chief executive Brian Barwick and fronted the organisation’s Compliance Unit to explain allegations of corruption at the highest level.