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Lift the Saturday Football Blackout, and allow matches to continue at this time.

Submitted on Saturday 16th September 2023

Rejected on Wednesday 20th September 2023

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Lift the Saturday Football Blackout, and allow matches to continue at this time.

Petition Details

Make it so that on Saturday, matches are still shown, no matter what league or cup, from 2:30 to 5:25, with no ban in place.

Additional Information

People often miss important league or cup matches, with no alternative access to watch them.


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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.

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