Sir Keir Starmer is confident plans for an independent football regulator will go ahead despite a recent warning by UEFA.
The PM said he was “sure” his ministers would “find a way through” talks with football’s governing body after it shared concerns a regulator would equal government interference.This comes amid fears England could be banned from playing at its home Euros in 2028 if Sir Keir continues with plans for a football regulator.Starmer told reporters in Rome on Tuesday: “I don’t think there’s any problem with the rules, because this is a truly independent regulator.
”Theodore Theodoridis, general secretary of the European football body, recently wrote to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy saying that there should be "no government interference in the running of football", according to the Sunday Times.A leaked copy of the letter autioned against the plans which were launched by Boris Johnson in the wake of the botched launch of the European Super League in 2021.
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