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I'm giving Sven an opportunity to take the best English side since 1966 to a World Cup, and that's my way of saying I have a fantastic degree of confidence in his ability to deliver for us.

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We are in discussions with FIFA on retrospective disciplinary action and we have raised diving as a priority area where video evidence could be used.

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We welcome the prompt action taken by the Burnley magistrates to jail Michael Lewis for five months today.

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We have been taking advice from experts and they still think it is on course to finish on time.

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I've always believed that today was probably not the day to talk about Sven's successor. The answer we have offered in the past is that it should be the best person for the job. If he is English so much the better. That is where we have to start.

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We've got the best part of six months in real terms - the first international after the World Cup is in August - but that will not be the way we play it. I hope the appointment won't be after the World Cup and there's no reason why it should be. We have the opportunity of appointing before the World Cup and the upside of that is they can watch the side they will inherit in August with a sense of semi-distant ownership, and it may well be an advantage.

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We have about five months (to make the appointment). This is not the time to look any further forward than the World Cup. But I have gone on record as saying we want the best man for the job and if that is an Englishman, so much the better.

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I think it's evident now we were in Lisbon yesterday, speaking to Luiz Felipe Scolari as part of our ongoing process of recruiting the next England senior national coach for this autumn, and that process continues at pace.

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Thankfully, these kinds of incidents are few and far between these days and that is due to the increased vigilance of our game. It is also why behavior of this nature must be treated seriously and swiftly - sending a clear message to those involved that their actions will not be tolerated.

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This is the right outcome. It's been a long day but a fruitful day. The FA and Sven felt it was important to clarify his future and this is for the benefit of everyone. There has been so much speculation surrounding this matter in recent weeks and months it was important to resolve it now.

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Equally, we have taken the prudent step to book the Millennium Stadium.

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We will be in the business of appointing who we believe will be the right man to take care of one of the finest international teams in the world.

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I am asking Sven to take what I believe to be the best English team since 1966 to the World Cup and try and win it. There was an opportunity for some significant clarification of the situation. We discussed it long and hard and felt the best way forward was him to focus on 2006. And then for him and us to part company in good heart and with good grace.

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We are not prepared to compromise or take any risk on this.

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Due to the magnitude of the Final, we are not prepared to compromise or take any risks on the stadium being unable to stage such a significant event.

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We...insisted that clamping down on diving be made a priority area at this summer's World Cup.

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I was keen that if Sven was going to enjoy his football trade past 2006, that I was aware of it. In a way we've been trying to insure against being left in the lurch, by having a mature relationship, that we would try and prevent that situation. What was important for me was to be seen to be backing Sven.

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Allegations made during the past week have not been good for the game's image. However, the FA fully appreciates the importance of Sven and the England team in the build up to and during the World Cup.

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I expect him to be with us until the European Championship of 2008. He enjoys the job and we enjoy having him. There is a bigger picture we are not naive, but we are dealing with having Sven on board for some time to come.

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Alan Smith was given an opportunity to play for England and chose to play elsewhere. It's probably not the cleverest thing he's done.

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We have contacted Mike this morning and will meet with him early next week. If he provides us with evidence we will investigate fully.

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This is great news for England fans and the result of intensive lobbying by the FA.

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This is very sad news. Peter Osgood made a wonderful contribution to English football.

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We have the opportunity, if we want, to get the person in place hopefully before the finals.

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There's been some ordering out we went to the local Taco Bell and made a 30-taco order and they were very pleased to see us.

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