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Petition · past parliament

Review into English football, looking at making all clubs 51% fan owned

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Step in and review English football and work with FA and UEFA to implement the same rule as Germany that makes English football clubs 51% owned by fans
As the announcement of the European Super League has highlighted the vast gap football and the fans have now and the fans alone can’t do this

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Enforce the “50+1” Rule for professional football club ownership in the UK

Timeline

20 Apr 2021 Petition opened for signatures
26 Apr 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Apr 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.