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Remove 3pm blackout rule for football fans in the UK.

Submitted on Saturday 18th March 2023

Rejected on Tuesday 21st March 2023

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Remove 3pm blackout rule for football fans in the UK.

Petition Details

Football matches aren’t allowed to be televised at 3pm on Saturdays in the UK. Making it legal to be televised would reduce illegal streaming and make football more accessible for everyone.

Additional Information

People already spend large amounts of money to watch their team play, often for very small amounts games to actually be shown on tv. It is a very outdated rule that is over 60 years old and is unnecessary in modern times.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Decisions about when to hold and broadcast football matches are a matter for the FA, the Premier League and the Football League, and broadcasters, not the Government or House of Commons.

As a result it is not possible for the Government or House of Commons to take the action you have requested.

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