COVID-19: FOOTBALL LEAGUE

10th November 2020: Lord Faulkner of Worcester: My contribution to the question asking Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to provide financial support to English Football League teams whilst restrictions are in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Lord Faulkner of Worcester (Lab) My Lords, may I press the Minister on my noble friend Lord Bassam of Brighton’s question about the timetable for the establishment of the fan-led review into football governance? When she has answered that, can she also say whether it will take account of the excellent report Saving the Beautiful Game: Manifesto for Change, published last month by the distinguished group chaired by the former FA chair David Bernstein? In particular, will it take account of its central recommendation: “External involvement in the form of a regulator supported by statutory powers is required to reform the way our national game is governed”? A link to the complete debate here

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