This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Introduce the '50+1' rule modelled by German clubs into Premier League football.
We want the Government to introduce legislation providing fans with the majority of voting rights at their football clubs and, in turn, reduce the excessive individual power held by the clubs' current owners.
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The recent attempts to create a European Super League have shown that our national sport is under threat. The history of these clubs are engrained into British society and we can not risk them being tarnished at the hands of greedy investors. We want to preserve these clubs by returning the decision-making power to the fans; such action will not only reduce the risk of such an ill-informed idea resurfacing, but will ensure that our clubs remain both community-driven and fan-focussed.
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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/583310
You may be interested to know that 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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