English FA releases DNA blueprint for future success

England's Wayne Rooney runs during a training session at the St George's Park training complex near Burton-upon-Trent, central England, November 14, 2014. REUTERS/Darren Staples

LONDON (Reuters) - The English Football Association (FA) has released a DNA report aimed at creating a blueprint for a "world-class" method of achieving long-term "winning England teams", the governing body said on Thursday.

"The England DNA is the start point for the creation of a world-class approach to elite player development leading to winning England teams," the FA said in a statement on its website (www.thefa.com).