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Monday briefing: Ban on state ownership of English clubs proposed in Football Governance Bill change

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2 December 2024 - 5:30 AM

A proposal to ban state-controlled clubs from English football has been submitted in an amendment to the Football Governance Bill, which is set to introduce a new independent regulator.

As reported by The Times, Lord Bassam of Brighton, a Labour peer, has put forward the amendment to the legislation going through the House of Lords.

If agreed by parliament it would prevent professional English clubs being owned or controlled by sovereign wealth funds or government ministers from a

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