Initiate the 50+1 rule to all UK based football clubs to allow 50% fan ownership

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Make is legislation that all UK based clubs must have 50% of shares are owned by legitimate fans of the club (avoid an RB Leipzig situation) so they have voting rights to certain issues within their club. Football is nothing without fans and we deserve a say.

Following the suspension of the European Super League, the 50+1 rule must be initiated to stop the mega wealthy taking away football from the fans for their own financial gain. Fans must be able to have a say in their clubs ongoing similarly to the Bundesliga. The future of football depends on it.

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 which calls for the same action: Enforce the “50+1” Rule for professional football club ownership in the UK

You may be interested to know that 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

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

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 26 Apr 2021

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