Kemi Badenoch has come out against the Football Governance Bill, and not before time. In November 2021, Tracey Crouch, the former Tory sports minister, led calls for a football regulator in her ‘Fan-Led Review of Football Governance’, and in March 2022, Boris Johnson backed the plans. Once that muddy ball started rolling, even three changes of prime minister couldn’t stop it. Keir Starmer is seemingly as much in favour as his predecessors.
The enduring argument for a football regulator lies with the weird economics of professional football, which sees the majority of clubs spending well in excess of their regular revenue in the hope of winning trophies or promotion – or at least staving off relegation.
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