The clause’s elimination comes after UEFA subtly threatened to bar English teams from participating in European tournaments due to possible illegal government meddling in football.
After rewriting the Football Governance Bill that was left over from the Conservative government, which had run out of time to get it into law before calling for a general election in July, Labour made the adjustment.
Anger about elite clubs attempting to break away to join a breakaway Super League in 2021, along with worries about the financial sustainability, led to the creation of the independent football regulator, despite opposition from the affluent and powerful Premier League.
Although the entire form of the law, which solely addresses the men’s game, has not yet been released, the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) asserted that it has been “strengthened” since it was tabled in the House of Lords.
With what the DCMS refers to as “effective engagement” over changes to ticket prices and club locations, clubs have now committed to publishing equality, diversity, and inclusion action plans and paying closer attention to supporters.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy stated: “Due to poor management and careless expenditure, devoted supporters and entire communities have had to worry about losing their beloved clubs for far too long.
