FURIOUS ministers today warned that top clubs may be BANNED from foreign transfers over the hated European Super League plans.
Oliver Dowden tonight threatened to halt visas and whack them with extra tax if the club giants didn’t step back from their threats to create an elitist new league.
He said in a stern statement in the House of Commons this evening that everything would be on the table tonight.
He said: “We are examining every option, from governance reform, to competition law, to the mechanisms that allow football to take place… we will be reviewing everything the Government does to support these clubs to play.”
He warned today: “We will put everything on the table to prevent this from happening.
“We will do whatever it takes to protect our national game.
“I discussed our options with the Prime Minister this morning, and we are working at pace across government and with the football authorities.”
He slammed clubs for whacking up ticket prices and “abuse” the loyality of their plans.
“Football is nothing without its fans – these owners should remember that they are nothing without its fans.
“They forget fans at their peril.”
And he also announced the beginning of a fan-led review of football, chaired by former sports minister Tracy Crouch, with a root and branch examination of the sport across the country.
It will also look at whether to give fans a greater say in the game, and whether to set up an independent regulator too which would keep an eye on rogue footie club owners.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
