Sports minister endorses Crouch review’s findings ‘in principle’Aston Villa CEO among those to express concern over plansThe government insists it intends to “proceed at pace” in acting on the Crouch review, but an official response on plans to reform English
Football will not be forthcoming until the new year.
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As voices from across the game responded to the review and its 47 recommendations, some dissenting voices began to be heard. But the sports minister, Nigel Huddleston, told parliament that the government welcomed the review and confirmed it accepted “in principle” the creation of an independent regulator.