fa blames multiplex Barwick: FA not to blame over Wembley...

fa blames multiplex Barwick: FA not to blame over Wembley fiasco

Football Association chief executive Brian Barwick has claimed Soho Square officials have been unfairly criticised for Wembley Stadium not being completed on time.

Barwick has not booked another stadium for this season's FA Cup final, although he refuses to guarantee Wembley as the venue as the fiasco continues.

'I understand we are open to some degree of criticism, I would say misplaced criticism of the FA of Wembley Stadium not being open yet,' he said.

'The fact of the matter is we are waiting for the builders to hand over the keys - we're not building the stadium, Multiplex are building the stadium.'

The stadium was due to open at the beginning of the year but Australian firm Multiplex announced a series of delays, forcing the FA to keep the FA Cup final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium and arrange England fixtures at Old Trafford.