Petition · past parliament
Stop affluent football clubs using the governments furlough scheme.
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
Football clubs including Tottenham, liverpool, Newcastle and Celtic should not be using the governments furlough scheme, due to the cash reserves and money being paid to first team players, cash at hand and in bank based on the last accounting period and the government should investigate.
We would like organisations who have the funds to build £1bn stadiums (Tottenham) and to pay £9m for players (Celtic) to be excluded from the furlough scheme immediately. Football clubs who need support should be afforded assistance as required based on the cash reserves and profit/loss account.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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We wouldn't accept a petition calling on the Government to exclude a particular group of businesses, such as football clubs, from accessing Government support.
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 find 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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 6 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.