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Wednesday briefing: Premier League chief Richard Masters denies government claims over football regulator

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Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has refuted claims by former sports minister Tracey Crouch that the top-flight was “unwilling to engage” with plans to reform football governance and sought to frustrate the process.

Giving evidence to a parliament committee on Tuesday, Crouch – whose fan-led review was published last November – said the Premier League tried to “kick plans for an independent football regulator into the long grass.”

She told the digital, cultur

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