Gary Neville said he had been “unnerved” by reports the Government was preparing to shelve plans for an independent regulator for football. “This is a welcome shot in the arm for football clubs across the pyramid,” Fair Game chief executive Niall Couper said. The pandemic was a hard pill to swallow for lower league clubs. “Football urgently needs an independent regulator. He said the riches on offer in the Premier League had turned the Championship into an economic “basket case”.

Source: The Times September 26, 2022 11:57 UTC