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.
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.