Left Wing Cross
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Dangers to English football 'very real'
The dangers facing English league clubs are "very real", with key aspects of the nation's game "at genuine risk", says the chair of a fan-led review commissioned by the government.
www.bbc.co.uk
Various recommendations have been tabled to "protect" the game include:
- A new independent regulator to address issues that are most relevant to the risks to the game, especially financial regulation, corporate governance and ownership.
- Greater protection for important club assets such as badges, location and colours, through a 'golden share' for supporters that provides them with veto powers.
- Further investigation over the summer on revenue flows within the football pyramid, including 'parachute payments'.
- Allowing clubs to operate all-weather pitches in League 2 to help with generation of revenue in lower leagues.
- Suggestion that the English Football League (EFL) enter discussions to absorb the National League top division into the EFL structure.
Will this "save" football in England?