Crouch says top-flight clubs will ‘push back very, very hard’Independent regulator could be in place for the 2023-24 seasonTracey Crouch is braced for the
Premier League to “push back very, very hard” against her recommendation that English
Football should be subject to independent regulation.
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The Premier League and its clubs appear determined to resist two elements of Crouch’s recently published fan-led review. The Conservative MP and former sports minister’s proposals advocate the establishment of an independent regulator, possessing powers to intervene at badly run clubs, and a levy on top-flight transfer fees, designed to support lower-league teams and the grassroots.