Premier League has confirmed the departure of Richard Scudamore as the organization’s executive chairman after 20 years of heading the English football body. Scudamore, who will step down by the end of 2018, helped to build the Premier League into one of football’s most dominant bodies, overseeing massive increases in revenues and attendances.
“It’s an absolute privilege to have been allowed to enjoy this role for so long, it is too much fun to be called a job, Football is an intoxicating environment and therefore difficult to give up being so involved, but my passion for what football means to so many and the positive impact it can make will never diminish,” Scudamore said in a statement.