The EFL is in talks with the Premier League and the Football Association over a so-called ‘New Deal For Football’, covering financial flows, cost control measures, player development and the domestic football calendar. The EFL has proposed a financial distribution model which it says would halve the gap between the Premier League and the Championship. Sports minister Stuart Andrew, responding to an urgent question on the fan-led review and football white paper, told the House of Commons: “It is clear the game is in need of significant reform. Sports minister Stuart Andrew has confirmed a White Paper responding to a fan-led review of football will be published on Thursday. The fan-led review called for that regulator to be given backstop powers to impose a distribution settlement on football if the game’s authorities could not agree one themselves.

Source: Express February 21, 2023 00:00 UTC