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FA open to a parliamentary inquiry into corruption after Telegraph reports

The Football Association is open to a parliamentary inquiry into corruption within the sport after being rocked by a week of allegations.

The Daily Telegraph has spent recent days publishing information garnered during a 10-month investigation into corruption in football.

Secretly filmed footage led to the downfall of Sam Allardyce after just 67 days as England manager, while a variety of other figures have been subject to allegations during a week that has raised questions over the state of the game.

Acting chair of the House of Commons Select Committee for Culture, Media and Sport Damian Collins has said they are considering speaking to the FA in to discuss whether to launch a formal inquiry.

The FA recently began a review of its integrity unit, with changes likely before next season, and chief executive Martin Glenn believes a parliamentary inquiry could be a good idea.

"I think possibly -- I wouldn't rule anything out," Glenn said. "There have been a few in the past and I think there is a history.

"Take the banking crisis -- 2007, 2008, the behaviour of the banks.

"By the time the government had got round to sort of regulating the banks, that problem had gone and in a way constraining the banks at a time of recession was probably the wrong thing to do.

"So you just have to be a bit careful about what the issue is that you're trying to solve.

"But I and we at the FA are really open minded about having a look at the whole thing. You do it collaboratively.

"It might be a parliamentary inquiry, I don't know. But let's take a look at where we want to take the game, because the game is a good game.

"If we can make it a better game, we should. In a really tough week, that would be one silver lining in the cloud."

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