ENGLAND STARS’ SAGA

THE soon-to-be chief executive of the FA, Mark Bullingham, will meet England players’ agents this week in a bid to end the long-running saga over commercial rights. Discussions over how to split the commercial cash generated from sponsors linked to the national team have been ongoing since before the World Cup, but an agreement remains elusive. An insider said that Bullingham, who will replace the outgoing Martin Glenn at the end of the season, is keen to break what is becoming a frustrating impasse. Bullingham, 48, is currently the FA’s chief commercial and football development officer.