and recognise the case for change. commentator: casimiro! but at a time when manchester united is for sale, it added it was vital that regulation does not deter investment or have unintended consequences. i think we all would have hoped that football itself could have solved some of the conundrums that we re facing and some of the difficulties that we ve had, but clearly we haven t. so, in some ways, we ve only got ourselves to blame. the premier league has established itself as the richest and most popular club competition in the world. the government says it wants that to continue, but insists historic change is now needed for the good of the wider game. dan roan, bbc news. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, will pledge to make the uk the highest growing economy in the g7 if his party wins the next general election. the commitment is one of five so called national missions that will he will formally announce in a speech in manchester this morning.
but they re far from the only club that have suffered a financial crisis in recent years. derby county were on the brink of liquidation last year one of 64 clubs put into administration since 1992. and with the football league calling for a greater share of the premier league s wealth, the government has warned the regulator could intervene to bring about a new financial settlement. there is much that football could already be doing to protect the game. this includes reaching a much needed agreement on a new package of financial redistribution for the football pyramid. and i again urge them to solve this issue. the premier league said it already provides half a billion pounds a year to the wider game and recognise the case for change. commentator: casimiro! but at a time when manchester united is for sale, it added it was vital that regulation does not deter investment or have unintended consequences. i think we all would have hoped that football itself could have solved some of the
to protect the game. this includes reaching a much needed agreement on a new package of financial redistribution for the football pyramid. and i again urge them to solve this issue. the premier league said it already provides half a billion pounds a year to the wider game and recognise the case for change. commentator: casimiro! but at a time when manchester united is for sale, it added it was vital that regulation does not deter investment or have unintended consequences. i think we all would have hoped that football itself could have solved some of the conundrums that we re facing and some of the difficulties that we ve had, but clearly we haven t. so, in some ways, we ve only got ourselves to blame. the premier league has established itself as the richest and most popular club competition in the world. the government says it wants that to continue, but insists historic change is now needed for the good of the wider game. dan roan, bbc news. we can talk now to our correspondent, matt