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Stop any club from joining the Super League without the support of their fans.
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
Manchester United was born out of railway workers. City out of churches. Arsenal from workers in a munitions factory. Liverpool, a working class club that is the pride of a working class city.
These clubs belong do not belong to the billionaires.
These clubs belong do not belong to the billionaires.
They belong to the people and communities who've made them what they are today.
The Government and Parliament have a duty to ensure it stays that way.
It should explore mandating: fan representation on boards, formal consultations, or even ratification votes of fans.
Our politicians should do whatever it takes to keep greedy owners from stealing the people's beautiful game.
The Government and Parliament have a duty to ensure it stays that way.
It should explore mandating: fan representation on boards, formal consultations, or even ratification votes of fans.
Our politicians should do whatever it takes to keep greedy owners from stealing the people's beautiful game.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Enforce the “50+1” Rule for professional football club ownership in the UK: Enforce the “50+1” Rule for professional football club ownership in the UK
On Monday 19 April the Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden MP said that he was appalled by the announcement that a handful of clubs are proposing to form their own breakaway European league, ands said the Government would not hesitate to protect one of our greatest national institutions: football. The Culture Secretary said that the Government would back the football authorities to stop this move, and if the football authorities couldn’t act, the Government would. The Culture Secretary said the Government would "put everything on the table to prevent this from happening."
You can read the Culture Secretary's full statement on the European Super League here: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/statement-by-oliver-dowden-on-the-european-super-league
Since you started your petition it has also been announced that all six Premier League teams that were initially involved in the European Super League have withdrawn. You can read a report of this news here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56823501
Further, on 19 April the Government announced a 'Fan-led review of football governance', which will explore ways of improving the governance, ownership and financial sustainability of clubs in English football, building on the strengths of the football pyramid. You can read more about this review here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fan-led-review-of-football-governance
Enforce the “50+1” Rule for professional football club ownership in the UK: Enforce the “50+1” Rule for professional football club ownership in the UK
On Monday 19 April the Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden MP said that he was appalled by the announcement that a handful of clubs are proposing to form their own breakaway European league, ands said the Government would not hesitate to protect one of our greatest national institutions: football. The Culture Secretary said that the Government would back the football authorities to stop this move, and if the football authorities couldn’t act, the Government would. The Culture Secretary said the Government would "put everything on the table to prevent this from happening."
You can read the Culture Secretary's full statement on the European Super League here: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/statement-by-oliver-dowden-on-the-european-super-league
Since you started your petition it has also been announced that all six Premier League teams that were initially involved in the European Super League have withdrawn. You can read a report of this news here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56823501
Further, on 19 April the Government announced a 'Fan-led review of football governance', which will explore ways of improving the governance, ownership and financial sustainability of clubs in English football, building on the strengths of the football pyramid. You can read more about this review here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fan-led-review-of-football-governance
Timeline
| 19 Apr 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Apr 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 Apr 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.