An Overview of the UK Government's Fan-Led Review of Football Governance

Mark Middling; Christina Philippou

doi:10.4324/9781003473671-25

An Overview of the UK Government's Fan-Led Review of Football Governance

Mark Middling, Christina Philippou

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In this chapter we consider the UK government's Fan-Led Review of Football Governance and subsequent regulation. Its recommendations to enact an Independent Regulator of English Football, with powers to limit club spending on players and protect the interest of supporters by monitoring owner and director behaviour, marks the first attempt by a nation state to control the governance of the football industry. It therefore has implications for other nations and teams outside the UK in relation to reactions of other nation states, making it an interesting case in the geopolitical economy of sport at this time. We consider these aspects as well as assessing the recommendations made by, and criticisms of, the Review.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Geopolitical Economy of Football
Subtitle of host publication	Where Power Meets Politics and Business
Editors	Simon Chadwick, Paul Widdop, Michael M. Goldman
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	22
Pages	185-194
Number of pages	10
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003473671
ISBN (Print)	9781032753690, 9781032753645
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003473671-25
Publication status	Published - 29 Nov 2024

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The Geopolitical Economy of Football: Where Power Meets Politics and Business. ed. / Simon Chadwick; Paul Widdop; Michael M. Goldman. 1st. ed. London: Routledge, 2024. p. 185-194.

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