MANCHESTER, Oct 14 — English football’s increasingly bitter row over plans to change the structure and financing of the game descended into threats and warnings ahead of Wednesday’s crunch meeting of Premier League clubs. The plans, backed by Liverpool and Manchester United and dubbed...
Wednesday, 14 Oct 2020 05:42 AM MYT
While EFL club chairmen talked of “overwhelming support” for the plans, which include a £250 million rescue package for their clubs, FA chairman Greg Clarke addressed reports that there had been a threat from clubs backing the plan to leave the Premier League. Clarke added a reminder in his letter that the FA, as the English game’s governing body, has the power to block any changes and made a warning about the risks clubs would take with regard to Champions League participation.
While several owners of third and fourth tier clubs have been enthusiastic about the plans, Peter Ridsdale, the owner’s representative at Championship club Preston North End, said that he was wary of the big clubs.
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