Petition Against a European Super League

Stop the Owners of Top Football Clubs creating a Breakaway European Super League

This petition was rejected on 26th Apr 2021 as the proposed action is already occurring

The Petition Committee commented:
On Monday 19 April the Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden MP said that he was appalled by the announcement that a handful of clubs are proposing to form their own breakaway European league, ands said the Government would not hesitate to protect one of our greatest national institutions: football. The Culture Secretary said that the Government would back the football authorities to stop this move, and if the football authorities couldn’t act, the Government would. The Culture Secretary said the Government would "put everything on the table to prevent this from happening." You can read the Culture Secretary's full statement on the European Super League here: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/statement-by-oliver-dowden-on-the-european-super-league Since you started your petition it has also been announced that all six Premier League teams that were initially involved in the European Super League have withdrawn. You can read a report of this news here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56823501 Further, on 19 April the Government announced a 'Fan-led review of football governance', which will explore ways of improving the governance, ownership and financial sustainability of clubs in English football, building on the strengths of the football pyramid. You can read more about this review here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fan-led-review-of-football-governance We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign: Enforce the “50+1” Rule for professional football club ownership in the UK: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/583310

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As a Fan of Football for over 30 Years this will Destroy the English Game its not fair on Players wanting to play for there countries and the Fans wanting to support there clubs in the Premier League! A place in Europe should be earned through playing well each season Football is about the Fans not about the money!