Sport

Blatter warns England's elite

13 April 2012

FIFA president Sepp Blatter today warned against England's elite clubs being allowed to take control of the Football Association.

The struggle between the professional and amateur game has reached a new level with the FA in the throes of a major shake-up, but Blatter fears the top clubs will try to use the forthcoming changes to seize more power.

Blatter said: "For wealthy clubs to try to emasculate the international game by seizing control of a national football association - as I read that some fear they are trying to do in England - is unacceptable."

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