Anfield will not be hosting one of England's Euro 2020 warm-up games next year

Wolves could earn huge compensation if manager Nuno Espirito Santo leaves

The brain drain at the FA has continued with the departure of Caitlin Hawkins

The FA have decided not to take any England games to Anfield because of Liverpool’s ban on journalists from The Sun, despite struggling to find a suitable ground in the north to host the side’s final Euro 2020 warm-up game against Romania next summer.

England have not played at Anfield since a friendly against Uruguay in March 2006, and will not return on June 7 next year even though the FA have limited options for the Romania fixture, which was announced earlier this week without a venue.

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With Wembley unavailable due to preparations for Euro 2020, Gareth Southgate wants England to play in the north to build nationwide support for his side ahead of the tournament.

Anfield will not be used to host England's final Euro 2020 warm-up game against Romania

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But Anfield has been deemed off limits despite the fact other stadiums are unavailable.

Old Trafford has been booked to host the Soccer Aid charity game on the same day, the Etihad Stadium is unavailable as remedial work needs to be done on the pitch ahead of a programme of summer concerts and Goodison Park is unsuitable due to its dated facilities and access issues.

The FA have held talks with Newcastle about using St James’ Park, but are yet to agree a deal.

Sportsmail has been told Liverpool’s ongoing issues with The Sun have precluded them being considered by the FA, and the club are unwilling to alter their position.

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Old Trafford has been booked to host the Soccer Aid charity game on the same day next year

The newspaper have been prevented from reporting at Anfield since February 2017 because of their historic coverage of the Hillsborough disaster, a ban which was extended to The Sun’s rugby league journalists earlier this year when they were denied entry to the Magic Weekend at the ground.

The Rugby Football League accepted Liverpool’s right to ban Sun journalists, but the FA appear to be unwilling to get involved in what they regard as a private dispute.

The governing body wrote to Liverpool, along with a number of other northern clubs, to inquire if they were interested in staging an England game next summer, but negotiations never got off the ground.

Wolves could demand huge compensation

Wolves will be able to demand huge compensation for Nuno Espirito Santo should the manager seek to leave Molineux amid interest from Arsenal. The Portuguese is tied to the club for longer than was disclosed when he signed a new contract 18 months ago.

Wolves announced Nuno had signed a three-year contract until 2021 after Wolves were promoted to the Premier League last year, but did not disclose they had also secured an option to extend his deal by a further 12 months.

Wolves could demand huge compensation if manager Nuno Espirito Santo leaves for Arsenal

Revolt over EFL's losses rule

A group of Championship clubs have formed a working party to examine making changes to the EFL’s profit and sustainability rules.

These rules have led to Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield Wednesday being charged with breaches in the last two years, with Derby County still the subject of an investigation for a related matter involving the sale of Pride Park.

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EFL rules permit clubs to record losses totalling £37million over a three-year period, which the majority of Championship clubs want to review.

Any alteration to the rules requires a 75 per cent majority among Championship clubs, so if the working party can agree, they would need the support of only three more clubs to force through the proposed change.

Championship clubs are examining making changes to the EFL¿s profit and sustainability rules

FA brain drain continues

The brain drain of talent from the FA is continuing with player education manager Caitlin Hawkins leaving to join Liverpool as academy education manager next month.

Hawkins’ departure is a blow because during four years at the FA she forged strong relationships with all the age-group teams, as well as the clubs, being influential in helping secure the release of players for international tournaments.

The former PE teacher’s impending exit follows a period of upheaval in the FA’s technical department, which has lost head of strategy Dave Reddin, head of development coaching Matt Crocker and head of people Dr Pippa Grange this year.

Red faces for headhunters

There was much mirth in the executive search industry at the expense of headhunters Russell Reynolds last week after David Pemsel was forced to resign from his position as Premier League chief executive before starting the job.

Russell Reynolds identified Pemsel within weeks of replacing Spencer Stuart, whose unsuccessful search was aborted at the end of the summer.

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A number of Russell Reynolds executives had not been shy about advertising their success, but such hubris returned to haunt them.