Wolves fan Martin Glenn to leave role as FA chief executive
Wolves fan Martin Glenn will step down from his role as chief executive of the Football Association at the end of the season, it has been reported.
Glenn will leave his role in May 2019, four years after he first joined the organisation.
He has overseen over a number of significant successes on the pitch during his time at Wembley, including England reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup in Russia under Gareth Southgate.
"When I accepted the role of CEO at The FA, I was tasked with improving the effectiveness of the organisation and making it financially secure," said Glenn.
"I also joined with the strong belief that the England team's performance in tournaments could and should improve, and that the experience of the millions of people who play football could be a better one.
"I will leave feeling proud of the success of the performance of all the England teams. I am confident that we have established in St. George’s Park, a world class centre which will ensure that the teams will continue to build on their current successes.
"I hope that The FA will be able to build on this by accelerating the breakthrough of English qualified players into the first teams."
England also won the U17 and U20 World Cups along with the U19 European Championships, while England Women reached the World Cup semi-finals in 2015.
The father-of-three hails from Aldridge and attended St Francis of Assisi Comprehensive in the town before studying at Merton College, Oxford.
Now residing in Twickenham, he combines watching Wolves with marathon running.
