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In the past two years he has been responsible for negotiating broadcasting and sponsorship contracts worth in excess of £1.6 billion. He is also on the board of the [[Football Foundation]], the organisation responsible for granting £60 million per year to fund grass roots football. These roles followed a two-year period as Chief Executive of the [[Football League]] - responsible for the other 72 professional clubs outside the [[Barclaycard Premiership]]. |
In the past two years he has been responsible for negotiating broadcasting and sponsorship contracts worth in excess of £1.6 billion. He is also on the board of the [[Football Foundation]], the organisation responsible for granting £60 million per year to fund grass roots football. These roles followed a two-year period as Chief Executive of the [[Football League]] - responsible for the other 72 professional clubs outside the [[Barclaycard Premiership]]. |
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Scudamore has recently been under fire for his handling of the Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano transfer affair in which an independent tribunal rejected the deduction of points from [[West Ham United]] in favour of a record £5.5m fine. |
Scudamore has recently been under fire for his handling of the Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano transfer affair in which an independent tribunal rejected the deduction of points from [[West Ham United]] in favour of a record £5.5m fine.{{fact|date=January 2008}} |
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Scudamore is a lifetime [[Bristol City F.C.]] fan, and admitted he would be happier for Bristol City to reach the Premiership than England win the World Cup.<ref>Football Focus, BBC ONE - 12th January, 2008</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:30, 12 January 2008
Richard Scudamore is currently Chief Executive of the F.A. Premier League, a position he has held since October 1999.
Newspaper Career
Scudamore worked for 10 years in the newspaper industry, mainly for Thomson. He joined them as Group Advertising Director but went on to spend his last three years with the Thomson Corporation in the US as Senior Vice President responsible for all their newspaper operations in the southern and eastern United States.Scudamore is alos a keen supporter of Bristol City.
FA Premier League
In the past two years he has been responsible for negotiating broadcasting and sponsorship contracts worth in excess of £1.6 billion. He is also on the board of the Football Foundation, the organisation responsible for granting £60 million per year to fund grass roots football. These roles followed a two-year period as Chief Executive of the Football League - responsible for the other 72 professional clubs outside the Barclaycard Premiership.
Scudamore has recently been under fire for his handling of the Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano transfer affair in which an independent tribunal rejected the deduction of points from West Ham United in favour of a record £5.5m fine.[citation needed]
Scudamore is a lifetime Bristol City F.C. fan, and admitted he would be happier for Bristol City to reach the Premiership than England win the World Cup.[1]
References
- ^ Football Focus, BBC ONE - 12th January, 2008
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