Richard Scudamore Quotes

There has been a consistency and a frequency of these allegations that have been swimming around. There's been an upping of the ante. There's been increased speculation. Clearly on Sunday there were further things that pointed to it. - Richard Scudamore

There are people who work very hard and very correctly to make this fantastic game work in this country. I think we owe it to them to nail these allegations once and for all. - Richard Scudamore

Their (Commission's) 50% rule is an intervention in the market that could lead to an artificial fall in revenues that would damage the quality of the game on the pitch, reduce the attractiveness of the game to stadium and TV fans, and hamper the ability of the game to invest in the community. - Richard Scudamore

Mike has a duty to the game to tell us exactly what he knows and if there's been any wrongdoing going on we will chase it down - we will deal with it appropriately. - Richard Scudamore

It is not a knee-jerk reaction at all. We have our own business reputation to protect. - Richard Scudamore

I think everyone has been taken aback by the sheer enormity of events following the Indian Ocean earthquake. - Richard Scudamore

I am sure the inquiry will wish to speak to him and anybody else who has raised similar comments. There is a great deal of speculation regarding alleged irregular payments in transfer dealings. I cannot sit here yet with irrefutable proof it doesn't happen or that it does. That's why the inquiry has been called. We don't have the power to insist Sven-Goran Eriksson sits and talks to us but having said that I would imagine he has no reason not to. - Richard Scudamore

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