Britain plans to change laws to protect football authorities from breakaway leagues -The Telegraph By Reuters
(Reuters) - The British government is working on a legislation to safeguard the rights of English football authorities to take firmer action against clubs joining a proposed breakaway league, the Telegraph reported Saturday. The English Super League,, which was announced in April, provoked a furore among fans, governments, players and managers and the project unravelled less than 48 hours after its launch when the all six English clubs withdrew from the breakaway project. Ministers are working on plans for a legal change which would disapply provisions in competition law and will allow authorities such as the...
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