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Soccer-FA chairman Dyke right to shake the tree says Dein
By Mike Collett SWEIMETH, Jordan, May 14 (Reuters) - David Dein, one of the men responsible for creating the English Premier League two decades ago, said current FA chairman Greg Dyke was right to examine the state of the game in England now, even if some of his recommendations were unpopular. Dein, a former vice-chairman of the English FA and of Arsenal, told delegates at the Soccerex Asian Forum that while English football was vibrant in many areas, things needed to improve. One of the main aims of Dyke's proposals is to get more English players involved competitive games to increase the pool for future England managers to choose stronger teams. The pool of English players at the top level has shrunk from around 66 per cent to around 30 per cent since the Premier League started in 1992 because so many overseas players now play in it. More...
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