More than 500 football fans in Doncaster sign petition for reform

By Stephanie Bateman
Published 10th Jun 2021, 10:39 BST
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More than 500 people in Doncaster Central, North and Don Valley, have helped trigger an upcoming Parliamentary debate over the introduction of an independent regulator for football.

A petition, sparked by controversial plans for a European Super League which emerged in April, has been backed by more than 140,000 fans across the UK, alongside a number of high-profile former players, including Gary Neville and Gary Lineker.

As of 2pm yesterday, Wednesday, June 9, 174 people in the constituency of Doncaster Central had signed the petition, 191 in Don Valley and 184 in Doncaster North.

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They were among 11,493 from across Yorkshire and The Humber – which has the fifth-most signatures of England's nine regions.

The petition has triggered an upcoming Parliamentary debate over the introduction of an independent regulator for footballThe petition has triggered an upcoming Parliamentary debate over the introduction of an independent regulator for football
The petition has triggered an upcoming Parliamentary debate over the introduction of an independent regulator for football

The proposals – which call for an independent regulator in the English game by the end of the year – will be debated by MPs in Westminster on Monday, June 14.