February 06 News The Athletic UK ace reporter David Ornstein is on vacation, and correspondent Matt Slater updates the weekly report.
After 15 months of lobbying and debate in the British Parliament, the British government is preparing to agree with former sports minister Tracey Crouch by publishing a white paper.
It heralds new legislation for British football, created by the UK government to create a new regulatory body for football to scrutinize potential new owners, ensure clubs are paid on time and prevent anyone from linking up with so-called big teams overseas.
form a closed league.
The white paper has actually been ready for release for a few weeks, as evidenced by a leak to The Sun last week.
But new prime minister Rishi Sunak has been waiting for a day without strikes in the UK to secure as many front-page spots as possible for the actual launch day.
The government decided to hold a press conference at Wimbledon’s home ground to underscore its fan-friendly credentials.
In addition, the most important point of the British government’s white paper is to strengthen the financial review of British football.