FA boss Glenn says ousted Allardyce could face ban, fine
Speaking with reporters for the first time since Sam Allardyce was sacked courtesy of The Telegraph's 10-month sting divulging corruption in English football, FA chief Martin Glenn admitted that the short-lived England manager could face a fine and ban.
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Glenn admitted Friday that there was a "realistic" chance of a fine or ban, but not before the FA has access to The Telegraph's entire transcript of the recorded conversation between Allardyce and reporters posing as Far East investors looking to circumvent FIFA's rule against third-party ownership.
"Once we get full access to them we’ll pass them to our integrity unit. We’ve dealt with Sam as an employee. Sam’s role as a participant in the game will be part of this next process, if there is one," Glenn said, courtesy of The Telegraph's Sam Wallace.
Glenn continued, saying, "It’s not for me to call (what a charge might be). The decision will be based on the merits of the evidence. You could guess that bringing the game into disrepute might be a possible charge.
"But I can’t really comment because we have a separation of powers at the FA - a separate charging unit - and I can’t interfere … it (sanctions) could range from a fine to a ban. That’s what the history shows. That’s for a tribunal to decide."
Glenn, who was appointed as FA CEO in March 2015, expanded on the details behind Allardyce's firing.
According to Glenn, the decision to sack Allardyce came after a two-hour meeting between he and FA chairman Greg Clarke on Tuesday at Wembley Stadium. The pair of executives first spoke with Allardyce earlier in the day.
"We felt that (Allardyce leaving) was the right thing to do."
With Under-21 boss Gareth Southgate taking over for the next four England matches on an interim basis, Glenn faced questions about the next Three Lions boss and the link with Arsenal gaffer Arsene Wenger.
After Wenger conceded earlier in the day that it would be a position of interest in an admission rife with hypotheticals, Glenn conceded in a roundabout way that the Frenchman celebrating 20 years with the north London outfit meets the profile of the next England manager.
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"I am not commenting on that. Of course he’d fit the criteria perfectly. Of course he would, as would a few others," Glenn said, courtesy of the Guardian.
Asked if an older manager would be better suited for an international gig, Glenn added, "It doesn’t mean they all have to be but it tends to be they’ve had an experience in the game and the average age of a successful manager is probably in their 60s. That’s a fact, it doesn’t have to be an overriding one."