English footie fans cheer for government overhaul of game after The Sun bombshell

ENGLISH football fans cheer for a major government overhaul of the game after The Sun bomb leak.

Our revelations about plans for a statutory regulator to tackle dodgy ownership and financing were well received.

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Details of the forthcoming white paper have been given a B-Plus rating by Niall Couper of football reform group Fair Game.

The Man Utd Supporters Trust said: “At first glance the details of the leaked football regulation white paper look positive.”

Kevin Miles, chief of the Football Supporters’ Association, said: “A lot of our ideas are in there – more rigorous testing of potential club owners, more fan engagement, bans on breakaway competitions like the European Super League and the establishment of an independent regulator.”

Tory MP Tracey Crouch, who conducted the review, said a regulator would be a “very good outcome for football fans”.

But critics fear it could jeopardize the Premier League’s place in football’s pecking order.

Economist Len Shackleton, author of the Red Card report, said: “Regulating an industry creates compliance costs and negatively impacts investment and innovation.”

Downing Street said of the plans: “Our ambition remains to drive the radical reform needed to ensure the sustainability of football over the long term.”