Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore arrives for a Premier League panel hearing in central London April 27, 2007. REUTERS/Toby Melville
LONDON (Reuters) - Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore is to have heart surgery next week but plans to be back at work before the new season kicks off in August.
"He will be undergoing a routine heart operation to correct genetically defective valves," the organisation said in a statement on Thursday.
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