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Reform in Football, Part I â Background
Setting the background for possible responses to the Super League debacle
The public announcements of the formation of a European Super League, the fact that six of the miscreants were the largest of the English clubs, merrily plotting whilst pretending business as normal within the usual day to day structure and administration of the Premier League, has awoken professional football from its money fuelled, abusive relationship-based, inadequate governance and management coma.
Perhaps, the argument in mitigation for this to happen is that attention was focused elsewhere with the impact of the pandemic, the up-coming round of media rights negotiations and tenders, but actually I think that is being too kind to all of them.
Fan-led review of English football to consider ownership, finance and fan involvement
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Fans protested at Chelsea on Tuesday before it was announced the six English clubs would not join a European Super League
New ownership structures at clubs will be assessed as part of a fan-led review into English football.
The review, brought forward by the UK government due to controversies over the proposed European Super League, will consider ownership, finance and supporter involvement in the game.
It will also assess if an independent regulator may have beneficial impact.
Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston said the fan-led review must be a watershed moment in our national game .