LONDON (Reuters) - A proposed independent regulator for English football will be a 'total waste of money' according to Premier League club West Ham United's principal owner David Sullivan.
A government white paper published on Thursday outlined the role of the independent regulator, one of the recommendations of a fan-led review into the governance of the professional game.
"The regulator will have a huge staff that football will have to pay for. It will be a total waste of money. I bet it grows in size and cost every year," he told the Daily Mail. The government will now work with stakeholders, including the Premier League and English Football League, before making it law. But Sullivan says the football industry should be left to manage itself.
It said it will carefully consider the government's plan but warns that too much interference could have"unintended consequences" and harm the Premier League's competitiveness.
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