Football Free Schools

The Premier League has announced plans to set up its own free schools with a sports based curriculum.

The Department for Education responded positively to the proposal, commenting that it would be happy to discuss the Premier League's invovlement in its free schools programme.

Commenting on the proposal, the Chief Executive of the Premier League, Richard Scudamore said: "Our job at the Premier League is to enable, to remove barriers and to share best practice. England [and their World Cup failure] certainly puts this into sharp focus. We need a modern environment for youth development."