Tom Hicks denies telling David Moores he wouldn't get Liverpool FC in debt

George Gillett and Tom Hicks

TOM HICKS has denied promising previous Liverpool FC owner David Moores that he wouldn’t plunge the club into debt.

The extensive borrowing of Hicks and co-owner George Gillett have sent Liverpool £351m into the red and burdened them with crippling annual interest payments.

Moores says that went against what was agreed when he sold them the club in 2007.

The former chairman insists the terms of the deal were “unambiguous” and that investment bank Rothschild & Sons had guaranteed that the pair were “good for the money.”

Government condemns FA 'failings'

England's women lost to Germany in the final of the European Championships

The FA is criticised for failing to properly advance the women's game

The Football Association has been strongly criticised by the government for failing to implement promised reforms, BBC Sport can reveal.

Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe has written to the heads of the FA, Premier League and Football League, questioning their ability to work together.

Sutcliffe expresses disappointment at the FA's apparent lack of development in crucial areas of the national game.

The FA has said this response poses "important challenges to the game".