England: Martin Glenn resigns as CEO of The FA and will leave office at the end of 2018-19

"We can today announce that Martin Glenn has resigned from his position of chief executive officer. He will remain in post until the end of the 2018-19 season," said The Football Association on 13/12/2018. Martin Glenn has held this position since May 2015.

"He has chosen to leave at the end of the season, having delivered much of what he came to do. We are extremely grateful to Martin for all he has achieved and he leaves very strong foundations for his successor," added The FA.

"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," said Martin Glenn.

Martin Glenn's time in office can be marked by England's semi-finalist place in the 2018 World Cup (eliminated by Croatia, 2-1 a.e.t, on 11/07/2018), but also more recently by the collapse of a deal to…