Brian Barwick news

The Rugby Football League (RFL) has appointed Ralph Rimmer as its new CEO. Rimmer, who has been interim CEO of the national governing body since ... More

Liverpool has been named as the UK’s ‘Greatest Sporting City’, giving a boost to its campaign to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A research project ... More

The mayor of Liverpool has opened the door to a ‘Northern Powerhouse’ bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games after indicating a willingness to work with ... More

Liverpool City Council will plough half a million pounds into its bid to bring the Commonwealth Games to the city, and has appointed former Football ... More

England will host the Rugby League World Cup in 2021 after being selected ahead of a joint bid from the US and Canada. Making the ... More

The government has pledged to plough £10m (US$13.2m, €12m) into rugby league infrastructure in the north of England as part of a bid to host ... More

The University and College of Football Business (UCFB) - a partnership between Burnley Football Club (BFC) and Buckinghamshire New University (BNU) - has launched. Located ... More

The Football Association (FA) has been hit by the sudden departure of chief executive Ian Watmore after just nine months in the position. Watmore, a ... More

Ian Watmore, permanent secretary for the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Football Association ... More

The Football Association (FA) has announced that chief executive Brian Barwick will step down from his position at the end of the year. Barwick, former ... More

The Football Association (FA) has unveiled its Respect programme, a series of practical steps aimed to tackle ‘unacceptable’ behaviour both on the pitch and on ... More

The Football Association (FA) has given its final approval for the National Football Centre (NFC) to be based in Burton-on-Trent. The Staffordshire town has been ... More

The Football Association (FA) has announced its biggest ever programme of investment in grassroots football. The association has made available a £200m funding package and ... More

A change in the rules has allowed the Football Association (FA) to bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2018. The FIFA executive committee ... More

On members’ behalf, ISPAL is monitoring the Party leaders’ statements at the three main conferences - starting with Prime Minister Brown’s first speech to Labour ... More

The Daily Telegraph reported this week, via one of those “exclusive interviews”, that FA Chief Executive Brian Barwick's first act on moving into the FA ... More

The Football Association (FA) has confirmed the new £800m Wembley Stadium will host this year's FA Cup final on 19 May. The news follows the ... More

Construction firm Multiplex has finally handed over the keys to Wembley National Stadium to The Football Association (FA), more than a year after it was ... More

The Football Association (FA) has taken steps towards the implementation of recommendations made by the Burns Review following a meeting of the FA Council. Among ... More

The Football Association (FA) and Multiplex have reached an agreement to end the continuing dispute over the Wembley Stadium and are “committed to working together ... More

Football Association (FA) chief executive, Brian Barwick, has confirmed that this season's FA Cup final has been moved from Wembley to the Millennium Stadium in ... More

Multiplex, the Australian company responsible for building the new Wembley Stadium, has announced that Wembley will not be ready to host this year's FA Cup ... More

The first piece of the sliding roof at Wembley Stadium has been lifted into place, but fresh concerns are emerging over whether the £800m stadium ... More