Legendary coach Arsene Wenger is leading FIFA’s biggest ever audit into the future of football.
Former Arsenal coach Wenger, who is FIFA’s chief of global football development, has been in touch with the Football Association for their views on how to protect the future of the sport - with a particular emphasis on how to improve grassroots football and the passage into the professional game.
Wenger, 72, will canvass the opinions of all 211 national associations with the idea of getting opinions on coaching, development and gaining access to pitches.
Wenger said: 'Amateur football is a crucial foundational aspect of global football development.