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King’s Speech: What now for the Football Governance Bill?

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Southampton FC celebrate promotion to England’s Premier League. Photo: Alex Pantling/Getty Images

Groundbreaking proposals to independently regulate soccer in England are back on the agenda. We look at the detail.

One of a number of Bills that fell when the UK Parliament was dissolved ahead of the recent General Election but which reappeared in the King’s Speech setting out the new Government’s programme is the Football Governance Bill, which established an Independent Football Regulator (IFR). We’ve covered

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