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Beefed up Bill tabled as independent regulation for English soccer takes shape

Action from Spurs v West Ham in Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur take on West Ham in the Premier League. Photo: Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images

Reformers have welcomed a strengthening of proposed regulation.

The establishment of an independent regulator for English men’s soccer came a step closer when the UK government tabled a new version of the Bill Thursday in the House of Lords. The previous version was timed out when the UK General Election was called.

Parliamentary convention means the full

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