Submitted on Monday 19th April 2021
Rejected on Friday 23rd April 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Implement a 50+1 rule or similar into ownership of British football clubs.
To introduce some way of British football clubs having a 50+1 rule or similar, like seen in Germany. This would ensure fans of the club always have a majority of voting rights.
The beautiful game has quickly became disgusting, as money has overtaken the merit aspect of the game. With the announcement of the Super League, this completely destroys what the fans want. The lack of people emotionally connected to these football clubs has seen our clubs become nothing more than a meaningless franchise.
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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action:
'Enforce the “50+1” Rule for professional football club ownership in the UK': petition.parliament.uk/petitions/583310.
You might like to know that 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."
You can read the Culture Secretary's full statement on the European Super League here: 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also been announced that all six Premier League teams that were initially involved in the European Super League have withdrawn.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: 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: www.gov.uk/government/publications/fan-led-review-of-football-governance
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