Head of English soccer threatens to quit over reforms (The Associated Press)

The head of the English Football Association has threatened to quit if a set of proposals to reform the governing body is not backed by the British government. On Thursday, lawmakers will debate a motion of ''no confidence'' in the FA's ability to reform itself and meet its duties as a governing body, with critics accusing the association of a lack of diversity and unhappy with its antiquated structure. FA chairman Greg Clarke said he accepts that ''our governance needs changing'' and is ''confident it will happen'' once he puts proposals before the government, which could call for laws to be brought in to change the structure of the world's oldest soccer federation.