EFL chairman Rick Parry has rejected the idea that an independent regulator risks killing the golden goose of the Premier League.
The Football Governance Bill, which will establish the regulator in law, was introduced to Parliament on Tuesday. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has said she is confident the legislation will pass through Parliament “before the end of the parliamentary session” – in other words before a general election.
The process appears to chime to a large degree with what the EFL has previously called for and potentially gives it greater leverage in the ‘New Deal’ discussions between now and the establishment of the regulator.
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