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Calls to ensure Euro 2028 ticket prices accessible to all

The sports minister has said he will press to ensure ticket prices for Euro 2028 are accessible to children and low-earners. Stuart Andrew offered to make representations to governing body Uefa after Labour MP Clive Betts raised the need to allow as ...

17 Nov 2023 at 06:51

Sport

Football’s independent regulator – key questions answered

The creation of an independent regulator moved a step closer on Tuesday as the legislation to establish it was introduced to Parliament. Here the PA news agency takes a closer look. How have we got here? The collapse of Bury in the summer of 2019 ...

19 Mar 2024 at 17:19

Sport

Regulator will not ‘unduly constrain’ Premier League, claims EFL boss Rick Parry

EFL chairman Rick Parry has rejected the idea that an independent regulator risks killing the golden goose of the Premier League. The Football Governance Bill, which will establish the regulator in law, was introduced to Parliament on Tuesday. ...

19 Mar 2024 at 15:49

Sport

Football Governance Bill set to be paused because of upcoming general election

The Football Governance Bill, which would see the creation of an independent regulator for the sport, is expected to be paused due to the upcoming general election. Dame Tracey Crouch, the MP and former sports minister who oversaw the fan-led ...

23 May 2024 at 12:52

Sport

Sir Keir Starmer confident over football regulator plans despite UEFA warning

Sir Keir Starmer has expressed confidence that plans for an independent football regulator do not breach rules on Government interference, despite UEFA warning the move could see England banned from Euro 2028. The Prime Minister said he was ...

17 Sept 2024 at 22:00

Sport

Bolstered football watchdog Bill to return to Parliament

Ministers are to introduce bolstered plans for a new football watchdog to Parliament. A strengthened Football Governance Bill will aim to ensure a new football regulator is fully independent of Government and industry, and will give fans a ...

23 Oct 2024 at 22:30

Sport

Parachute payments included in updated Football Governance Bill

Parachute payments will now be included in the independent regulator’s assessment if it is called upon to impose a television cash settlement between the Premier League and the EFL, the Government has said. The payments, which are made to ...

23 Oct 2024 at 22:30

Sport

New football watchdog set to be established following MPs’ backing

MPs have backed plans to set up the Independent Football Regulator and roll out operating licences for football clubs. The Football Governance Bill is poised to become law after it cleared the Commons, with MPs voting in favour at third ...

08 Jul 2025 at 21:11

Sport

MPs support football governance reforms amid Tory ‘crony’ warning over regulator

Football governance reforms have cleared their first Commons test, amid Tory claims the proposals could increase the risk of English teams being banned from Uefa competitions. MPs voted 342 to 70, majority 272, to approve the Football ...

28 Apr 2025 at 22:44

Sport

Independent football regulator could cover women’s game, minister says

The independent football regulator, which is set to govern the men’s game in England, could one day be expanded to include women’s football, a Government peer has said. Baroness Twycross said the body, which the focal point of the ...

17 Mar 2025 at 18:01

Sport

Government should be able to order football regulator to review decisions – MP

The Government should be able to ask a football governing body to “look again” on key decisions, a Conservative MP has said. Luke Evans told a debate on football governance in England that a mechanism similar to the Government ...

06 Mar 2025 at 16:40

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