Prem under threat from the new football regulator in huge own goal for Labour

Prem under threat from the new football regulator in huge own goal for Labour

FOOTBALL is by far the most- followed sport in Britain, with up to 25million fans watching every week. Yet only a tiny sliver of them will know what is coming — or how this Labour government is about to score the mother of all own goals. AFPLabour could score a major own goal with the newly proposed football regulator[/caption] The Premier League is now at risk of being suffocated by a meddling quango bent on creating red tape instead of safegua…

MPs vote with overwhelming majority in favour of Football Governance Bill

A BILL which would establish a new independent regulator English football has moved through to the committee stage in the

Independent Football Regulator costs could hike ticket prices, MP says

Shadow sport minister Stuart Andrew has insisted the Independent Football Regulator’s reported £47.3m club compliance cost could push ticket prices up for fans. It came as the Conservatives, who introduced the original Football Governance Bill before the 2024 General Election, opposed the proposed legislation at the second reading stage on Monday in the House of Commons. Andrew, a former sports minister, was previously a backer of the Independen…