(Reuters) - England's Football Association (FA) chairman Greg Clarke said on Tuesday that he was involved in discussions over the proposals to make changes to the English football pyramid but walked away when the big clubs threatened to form a breakaway league.
'Project Big Picture', a series of proposals put together by the owners of Liverpool and Manchester United along with Football League chairman Rick Parry, has been likened to a power grab which has been met with opposition.
"With the knowledge of senior board members and our CEO, I participated in the early stages of discussions which were disclosed last weekend," Clarke wrote in a letter https://www.thefa.com/news/2020/oct/13/fa-chairman-greg-clarke-letter-to-council-131020 to the FA Council. " counselled a more consensus-based approach involving all Premier League clubs and its chair and CEO. Our game needs to continually seek to improve but benefits need to be shared."
Clarke said it was the FA's responsibility to ensure the football pyramid was not affected and that the governing body had"substantial controls" to ensure the best interests of the game were served.
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