{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/583580.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":583580,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Ban the Europe Super League for the good of our game.","background":"The Europe Super League proposal will ruin football as we know and love it. We need to stop it in its tracks.","additional_details":"","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":12,"created_at":"2021-04-19T21:06:55.352Z","updated_at":"2021-04-26T09:34:56.950Z","rejected_at":"2021-04-26T09:34:55.862Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2021-04-19T21:18:05.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"already-happening","details":"On Monday 19 April the Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden MP said that he was appalled by the announcement that a handful of clubs are proposing to form their own breakaway European league, ands said the Government would not hesitate to protect one of our greatest national institutions: football. The Culture Secretary said that the Government would back the football authorities to stop this move, and if the football authorities couldn’t act, the Government would. The Culture Secretary said the Government would \"put everything on the table to prevent this from happening.\"\r\n\r\nYou can read the Culture Secretary's full statement on the European Super League here: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/statement-by-oliver-dowden-on-the-european-super-league\r\n\r\nSince you started your petition it has also been announced that all six Premier League teams that were initially involved in the European Super League have withdrawn. You can read a report of this news here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56823501\r\n\r\nFurther, on 19 April the Government announced a 'Fan-led review of football governance', which will explore ways of improving the governance, ownership and financial sustainability of clubs in English football, building on the strengths of the football pyramid. You can read more about this review here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fan-led-review-of-football-governance \r\n\r\nWe have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:\r\n\r\nEnforce the “50+1” Rule for professional football club ownership in the UK: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/583310"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}