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Greg Dyke not seeking re-election as Football Association chairman

Greg Dyke says in a statement that he will not be seeking re-election as Football Association chairman when his current term ends in June.

Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has revealed that he will not be seeking re-election later this year.

Dyke, 68, has been in charge of English football's governing body for two-and-a-half years since replacing David Bernstein in July 2013.

In a statement, the former BBC director-general said that "more of a conciliatory figure" would be needed if reforms at the organisation occur.

"What now appears to be the case is that there is a majority position on the board for much needed significant reform," Dyke said. "I fully support this but I recognise it is going to be a fight to get through the FA Council.

"I had already decided that if no reform was possible I was going to leave anyway this summer, a position I had shared with a number of colleagues.

"What I now see is that even if we get the reform through (which will be a difficult and divisive process although essential), I am probably not the best person to pick up the pieces following the inevitable discord."

Dyke said earlier this month that he would be staying on until the end of the year, but he will now leave in the summer after Euro 2016.

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