This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Enact legislation to ensure the protection of our Football Clubs from owners.
Have a legal framework in place to stop football clubs being used as purely money making business by unsavoury owners. They must be held accountable by their fans similar to the German system.
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The latest attempt to “Steal”‘the top 6 clubs away from the fans to start a European Football League was a prime example on what the owners want to do. They want our English Clubs on the global market and they do not care about their traditions ans links to their local communities.
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'Enforce the “50+1” Rule for professional football club ownership in the UK': https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/583310
You might like to know that, on 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, and 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."
You 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
Since 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also been announced that all six Premier League teams that were initially involved in the European Super League have withdrawn.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
Further, 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
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