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Ministers have climbed down over plans to require the new football regulator to consider the government’s foreign policy when making decisions about club takeovers.
The move follows warnings from Uefa that this requirement could lead to some countries’ bids for clubs being favoured over others and amount to political interference in football.
Written by Eleni Courea, Nick Ames and Matt Hughes
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/oct/23/football-regulator-foreign-policy-takeovers-climb-down under the title “Football regulator will not consider foreign policy for takeovers after climbdown”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
