Former Leeds and Chelsea owner Ken Bates has claimed that the FA should have introduced rules banning foreign ownership of English football clubs - despite selling both of his teams to overseas investors.
The 89-year-old British businessman was involved in the formation of the Premier League back in 1992 and was at the top of the pyramid at a time when most clubs were run solely within the UK.
Times have now changed and as the likes of Manchester United and Liverpool - both owned by Americans - lead calls for a breakaway European Super League, Bates believes the FA should have put a stop to it when they had the chance.