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Debbie Hewitt to become FA’s first female chair - and she faces huge new challenges
Football Association.Hewitt has been nominated to replace Greg Clarke, who was forced to quit in shame in November after making offensive remarks to a Government select committee hearing.Hewitt's appointment will be ratified by the FA Council next month and she will begin the role in January 2022.She was awarded an MBE in 2011 for her services to business and the public sector and has been described as the "outstanding candidate" by Kate Tinsley, independent non-executive FA director and chair of the selection panel.Hewitt said: "As the events in recent months have shown, this is a significant moment in time for English football, with a clear purpose for all stakeholders to secure the long-term health of the game at all levels."I've been
