Own goal: Why an independent regulator is bad for football
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Professor Len Shackleton writes for CapX
The Fan-Led Review of Football has called for fans to have a greater say over their clubs, suggesting an independent regulator is needed to enforce a new regulatory structure governing English football.
Although Len agreed the proposals are well-intentioned, implementing these proposals would be a mistake.
Len suggested: “Imposing a regulator to act in the common good is superficially attractive, but the reality of regulatory intervention in the ownership and operation of football clubs seems likely to create more problems than it resolves.”
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