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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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EFL owners clear to buy Scottish and Irish teams after multi-club rules change

The new Rangers vice-chair, Paraag Marathe
The new Rangers vice-chair, Paraag Marathe, is the chair of Leeds and part of 49ers Enterprises that owns both clubs. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

The EFL has changed its multi-club ownership rules to allow members to buy clubs in the Scottish and Irish leagues for the first time. Agreed at its AGM this month, the EFL is understood to have removed the Scottish Professional Football League and Irish Football League from the list of competitions clubs are prohibited from investing in.

The EFL has concerns about potential integrity issues raised by multi-club ownership, but given it is increasingly widespread it has opted to align its rules with other competitions, including the Premier League.

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