Martin Glenn resigns: FA CEO to step down at end of 2018-19 season

Martin Glenn will leave his role as chief executive of the Football Association in May 2019, English football’s governing body has announced.

The 55-year-old was at the forefront of the deal to sell Wembley Stadium to American tycoon and Fulham owner Shahid Khan, which collapsed on October 17.

Glenn was appointed to the role in May 2015 and has overseen a period of success for England sides at all levels, through development success to the Men’s senior team reaching the World Cup semi-finals under Gareth Southgate this summer.​

"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.

"Running The FA has been a huge honour and a privilege but I have only been able to achieve what I have been able to thanks to everyone who works here. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my staff for their commitment and dedication to running our national game.

"Football has a role in society far bigger than the game itself and undeniably makes us richer on many levels whether it be mass participation for both men and increasingly women, or the tremendous global appeal of our professional game. It has been a pleasure playing a part in this wonderful game."

An FA statement read: “We can today announced 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.

“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.”