Greg Clarke

Greg Clarke
Greg Clarke in January 2018
Vice President of FIFA
In office
7 February 2019 – 12 November 2020
PresidentGianni Infantino
Chairman of The Football Association
In office
4 September 2016 – 10 November 2020
Preceded byGreg Dyke
Personal details
Born (1957-10-27) 27 October 1957 (age 66)
Leicester, England
OccupationExecutive

Gregory Allison Clarke (born 27 October 1957)[1] is an English businessman and football administrator, who was chairman of The Football Association from 4 September 2016. He resigned on 10 November 2020 after making offensive comments while talking to MPs.[2][3] He was elected as the Vice President of FIFA on 7 February 2019[4] and resigned from this role on 12 November.[5]

  1. ^ "Greg Clarke". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Clarke resigns as FA chairman". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Greg Clarke: Why FA chairman's comments are so offensive". BBC News. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  4. ^ Slater, Matt (7 February 2019). "FA chairman Greg Clarke lands £190,000-per-year role as Fifa vice-president". The Independent. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Greg Clarke resigns from FIFA vice-president role in wake of resignation as FA chairman". Sky News. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.