Government have “missed an open goal” on new football regulator, say Lib Dems

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Responding to the government’s plans to establish an independent football regulator, the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport, Max Wilkinson MP, said:

"The government have missed an open goal with this bill.

“Football fans deserve a stronger voice and clubs need a sustainable future, so we support the creation of an independent regulator and welcome changes to fix the mistakes of the last Conservative Government.

“But if the Government really wants to put football fans at the heart of this bill, they still need to make two big additions. They should strengthen the rules governing who can own and be a director of a football club to stop takeovers by anyone responsible for human rights abuses, and they should take up the Liberal Democratproposals to make for more matches free-to-air.”

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Notes to Editor:

You can find the details of the proposed bill here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c9vn8r2zwyno