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 .
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English football’s ‘big six’ clubs could still face Premier League sanctions despite backing out of the breakaway Super League.
Brighton chief executive Paul Barber called for “appropriate action” to be taken against the clubs involved on Wednesday morning, even though by then each had indicated their intention to withdraw.
The PA news agency understands the league’s position has not altered since it issued a statement on Tuesday afternoon, when all six were still signatories to the Super League.
At the time, it said: “The Premier League is considering all actions available to prevent it from progressing, as well as holding those (clubs) involved to account under its rules.”
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Celtic and Rangers wanted in new British Super League following European breakaway collapse Reports this morning have suggested that Celtic and Rangers are being urged to join a breakway British Super League. The Premier League s big six were part of the failed European Super League venture this week, but is understood that they are still convinced that England s top division must be reinvented.
The Sun report, as part of a proposed change, that England s top clubs would like Celtic and Rangers to make the move south as part of a new-look set-up. A source told the paper: “Whether or not the European Super League was going to happen, we all feel the Premier League has to be changed and improved.
Manchester City’s Fernandinho has welcomed the demise of the European Super League (Rui Vieira/PA)
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Manchester City captain Fernandinho believes football has emerged victorious following the collapse of the breakaway European Super League.
Yet as clubs were forced into humbling apologies, the fall-out from the seismic and shambolic episode seemed far from over as the six English sides involved faced the possibility of Premier League sanctions.