Hashtag United, who play in the Isthmian Premier Division but started out as a YouTube football team founded by Spencer Owen - also known as Spencer FC - have requested to be relegated. The club, based in Essex, was created by Owen 10 years ago and would initially play matches solely on YouTube until they entered the football pyramid. There, they have enjoyed vast success, and now compete in the seventh-tier of England football - but may not do for long. That, Owen said, is because football has 'a problem' and that 'money has become God' in the modern game. Hashtag are currently 18th in the Isthmian League Premier, one point above Welling United and the relegation zone.

Source: Express March 26, 2026 15:45 UTC