Rejected petition Introduce the 50 + 1 rule to all professional football teams in EPL / EFL

Introduce Legislation similar to the German Bundesliga 50+1 rule to give football fans in the football league more of a say in protecting their club / heritage of the league

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Football heritage is a massive part of the culture of this country and it deserves to be protected from its self, the coup that attempted to break away and form the super league is evidence that game needs more regulation in place to prevent the game being taken away from the fans.

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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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Date submitted 21 April 2021
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