Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield, now 74, denied the charges against him for the death of 95 Liverpool fans in the 1989 stadium disaster.
The jury at Preston Crown Court spent eight days deliberating, and were told by judge Sir Peter Openshaw on Monday that he would accept a majority verdict.
The UK's Crown Prosecution Service told CNN that it will now seek a retrial in front of a new jury.
Graham Mackrell, former secretary of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, was found guilty on a charge of breaching his safety duty.
The disaster took place at Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium during an FA Cup semifinal between Liverpool and Nottingham forest.
Ninety-six men, women and children died in a fatal crush on the Leppings Lane terrace, which lead to standing being banned within English stadiums.
Duckenfield hadn't been charged over the death of the 96th victim who died more than a year and a day after the disaster.
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