This regulator will have the power to sanction English football clubs that break the financial rules, will give more power to the fans and will carry out a stricter test of owners and owners than the current one, which was widely criticized when a Saudi fund took over Newcastle without human rights being taken into account.
Other cases, such as the creation of the European Super League, with six English founders, and the bankruptcy and disappearance of Bury, urged the British Government to draw up a plan to reform British football.
This resulted in an investigation being carried out by now former MP Tracey Crouch, with several recommendations to improve the state of the sport.
There is still no clear date for the implementation of this body and the Government pointed out that the following steps will be taken before the summer.
Among the rest of the recommendations made by Crouch’s report, the implementation of a system that allows the fan to have a voice and a vote in the important decisions of the clubs stands out, which would make English football similar to German and its 50+1, in addition to the imposition on clubs of a tax close to 10% on each transfer, to support the pyramid of British football. These measures, however, are still only recommendations.
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