LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 13: Tony Scholes, Premier League Chief Football Officer attends the Premier League Season 2024/25 Kick-Off at Embankment Galleries, Somerset House on August 13, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images for Premier League)

The Premier League is set to lose one of its top staff, chief football officer Tony Scholes, at the end of the season after he agreed to head up a challenger to Major League Soccer in the US.

Scholes is to be president of a new top-tier competition to be launched in 2028 by the United Soccer League (USL) , which currently runs second, third and lower tiers in North America.

The former Stoke City chief executive will be tasked with running the league, which is designed to offer a path to the top flight not possible with MLS, w

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