The Premier League will continue their search for a new chief executive after Susanna Dinnage has surprisingly withdrawn from her commitment to take on the role in the new year.
Dinnage was appointed as Richard Scudamore's successor after he announced that he would be stepping down from his role as executive chairman 19 years after being appointed. Dinnage, currently global president of Discovery's Animal Planet brand, was due to take over the role early next year with Scudamore stepping down at the end of 2018.
A statement from the Premier League read, as per the Evening Standard: "Despite her commitment to the Premier League in early November, Susanna Dinnage has now advised the Nominations Committee that she will not be taking up the position of Chief Executive.