Fans being left in dark over football regulator’s powers, peers warn Sport Business A House of Lords committee has criticised the Football Governance Bill for failing to define which leagues the incoming football regulator will have power over. The bill, which had its second reading in the Lords this month, says only that the watchdog will be tasked with overseeing “English football”, meaning that ministers will have to [...]
Ed Warner: Chair the football regulator? No thanks, not even for £130k Sport Business The job ad for the chair is being circulated widely by opponents of the concept of a regulator in the hope that a moderate rather than a zealot will land the role.
Football regulator boss should come from the Square Mile, says Crouch Sport Business Former sports minister Tracey Crouch says the incoming football regulator should be run by someone with a background in the City. Crouch has done more than anyone to give rise to the regulator by making it a key recommendation in her fan-led review of football governance. A revised bill laying out the watchdog’s proposed powers [...]
‘Let me kill it dead’: Keir Starmer rules out Premier League transfer levy June 18, 2024 Shadow sport secretary Thangam Debbonaire appeared to suggest that Labour could introduce the transfer tax.
Football regulator delayed by Rishi Sunak’s surprise General Election call May 23, 2024 The Football Governance Bill will not be passed before Parliament is dissolved in a week’s time.