Petition · past parliament
Premier League players pay stop to fund small clubs and ventilators
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
Enforce the pay stop of all Premier League players, with the money being used to keep small clubs afloat, and build ventilators to help save lives from being taken by Covid-19
Premier League players earn in some cases more in a week than most people do in 10 years. Normal people are taking paycuts, small clubs will die out, and there are not enough ventilators to save lives in this country.
Stop the money going to elite league players who do not need it, and force clubs to pay it to causes that do. Football is nothing if people are not around to go watch.
Stop the money going to elite league players who do not need it, and force clubs to pay it to causes that do. Football is nothing if people are not around to go watch.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
The Government is not responsible for setting or stopping the pay of particular privately employed workers.
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Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
We have published a petition calling on the Government to increase taxes on high earners to fund emergency Budget measures, which you might like to sign: Increase taxes on high earners to fund emergency Budget measures
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Timeline
| 31 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
19 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.