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Paul Cleal keeps coming home
With the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicking off in America, Canada, and Mexico next month, supporters of the England Men’s team will be hoping “Football’s coming home.” One of the men responsible for making that happen is Paul Cleal OBE (BSc Economics, 1984), Head of Strategic Development and Operations at The Football Association. Find out more about him, his career, and his time at Warwick.
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