Clive Efford MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Sport, commenting on the Publication of the FA Chairman’s England Commission Report, said:

“This report focuses the majority of its attention at elite player development but without improving facilities and the quality of coaching at the grass roots throughout our communities this will all come to nothing.” 

“At a time when the wealth in the game has been growing at an eye watering rate investment in grass roots has been going down.

“This cannot continue and the FA and the Premier League cannot continue to get away with this.”