The Football Association still believes that it can fulfil the role of the game’s independent regulator even as the government takes the next step to establish a new framework of governance for the sport.
Last year, Tracey Crouch’s fan-led review made 10 recommendations aimed at improving football and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has confirmed that a white paper endorsing the findings will be published this summer. This is the first step towards pushing legislation through Parliament.
